by Steven Hager
As a result, Jim never got the expected football scholarship to attend college, but he did end up going to Woodstock immediately after graduation and visited Jamaica soon thereafter. The next time I saw him, he had dreads and was doing a radio show with a touch of Jamaican patois. He’d gone from worshipping Stokely Carmichael to worshipping Bob Marley and was the greatest emcee and host of my high school era. He spread joy and zest for life wherever he went. I never saw him do or say anything the least bit sketchy as his principles of non-violence and respect for all humans were unwavering.
So when I think about the New Pot Enlightenment, I think about the Great Chef Ra. Cannabis repesents the end of bigotry, cultural hatred and war for religion. It’s the sacrament of peace. Since our society suffers immensely from an overdose of violence, anything we can do to manifest non-violence is of great value. And that’s why a big part of the New Pot Enlightenment is turning away from violence and recognizing cannabis as the true sacrament of peace.
You can’t have true enlightenment without an understanding of where you’re at, which is why another big part of the New Pot Enlightenment is the study of deep politics, which makes sense because covert drug policy is a crucial part of the puzzle. Intoxicating substances were mostly legal until the British discovered more profit was made with opium after it was made illegal in China. Pretty soon, opium was illegal everywhere.
Some say British intelligence still plays a role in illegal drugs, although it appears the CIA got control of opium after moving the center of production to Afganistan. There is no easier way to make profits than illegal drugs, which means any intelligence agency can fund black operations through drug distribution, and I’m sure many of them do since all it takes is a diplomatic pouch.
