The British went to war for the 'right' to sell opium to the Chinese. It turned the British government into the largest drug cartel in the world at the time.
And the 'devestation' was mostly caused by British troops, not opium.
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Well gee, I guess to your the British Government is selling opium to the Chinese today, at this very moment.
How much money do you give to Lyndon Larouche?