[That Poppins Woman]

I remembered that most nations that openly produce and consume drugs are poverty, disease-ridden 3rd, 4th, and 5th world nations that are always seeking assistance from other countries.

Provide statistics and references for this generalization.

Afghanistan has grown poppies for centuries. What has driven that country into poverty and disease is corrupt leadership, continuous wars, culture and religion that is not conducive to entrepreneurial capitalism, and in fact discourages it.

Our founding fathers grew acres of hemp. Was the USA a poverty, disease-ridden 3rd, 4th, and 5th world nation after the revolution?

[A2J]

"Our founding fathers grew acres of hemp."

Could it be that they grew hemp (if they actually did) in order to make baskets and other useful materials, instead of smoking it like you drugheads allege?