Tristan Robert Lange

Let\'s Be Honest

If it really is about

Safety

And

Well-

Being,

Why is it that

Cannabis is scheduled,

While alcohol can sit

Freely

On

Shelves,

And propagandized

On the tube?
Why is it that,

Even where cannabis

Has

Been

Legalized,

It’s kept in vault-like

Dispensaries,

While booze sits

At twenty proof next to

Children’s toothpaste?

Let’s be honest,

Safety is not the issue.

Well-being?

An excuse to control:

Our ability to think,

Our ability to create,

Our ability to care.

If it numbs and dumbs,

It pours freely from drums.

You cannot control,

You cannot contain,

You cannot entrap

When you give slaves

Access to the keys.

So, let’s be honest,

The war on psychedelics

Is really a war on you,

On your autonomy,

And on your

Well-being.

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