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Dutch police proudly announced they had destroyed an illegal marijuana farm, tearing up 47,000 plants they claimed had a street value of 4.4 million euros. They later found out they had destroyed a perfectly legal operation of the University of Wageningen. University officials said they were trying to develop new hemp fibers for textiles and paper and the plants had an extremely low THC content, making them unfit for drug use.
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When are we going to be done with this baseless puritanical hatred of 'drugs'. Everything we consume is a drug. Chocolate triggers endorphins, chicken noodle soup strengthens the immune system.
We aren't illiterate serfs any longer. We don't need the government to protect us from ourselves.