Reblogged from Hemphealer's Blog:
Many people believe the Rockefellers began their fortune with oil. However, it was wealth from drugs that enabled them to invest in oil and create their vast fortune.
In the 19th century it was William Avery Rockefeller who hawked remedies and medications; medications that had opiate bases. He was literally a traveling salesman, a 'hack doctor' and a trickster. He was, in fact, a drug dealer.
I understand that some people think that cannabis is illegal because of 'dangers to the user and society'. That is simply false. It is illegal because of 'dangers to the wealth and power of a certain family'.
We all suffer because of their greed. If there ever was such a thing as a 'Prince of Vampires', then surely this man...