[John S Mosby]

Reference my post #224 and, as I now see, many others of similar sourcing and comments. This is not a “benign” drug.

After all, opium addiction was purposefully used by the British Empire to bring down China as their client state of addicts... from the tea-taels of silver- opium exchange done through Hong Kong and causing the Opium Wars, which the Brits fought to maintain the trade.

[Freedom56v2]

Reference my post #224 and, as I now see, many others of similar sourcing and comments. This is not a “benign” drug.

After all, opium addiction was purposefully used by the British Empire to bring down China as their client state of addicts... from the tea-taels of silver- opium exchange done through Hong Kong and causing the Opium Wars, which the Brits fought to maintain the trade.

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Agreed. It isn’t and never was a benign drug. It has quite a history. Wonder what people in the future will write about its use today—President Trump cannot start that wall soon enough!