In the midst of our oil-inspired world crisis, the Prohibition Industry would rather we be alarmed that people still smoke pot, go to raves and generally dismiss its multimillion-dollar propaganda campaign. We all know that there is a minority of folks who have genuine drug addiction problems, but the misleading message of this industry is that anyone who uses illegal drugs is a miserable and potentially dangerous loser.

Tell that to Louis Armstrong. Armstrong, one of America's greatest jazz musicians, smoked pot daily and as far as I can tell it only improved his performance.

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