One might ask why tobacco is legal and marijuana not. A possible answe…

Noam Chomsky
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One might ask why tobacco is legal and marijuana not. A possible answer is suggested by the nature of the crop. Marijuana can be grown almost anywhere, with little difficulty. It might not be easily marketable by major corporations. Tobacco is quite another story. ✨ Noam Chomsky (1992). Deterring Democracy, p.122, Macmillan
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