I didn't say he was right! But it is an interesting observation, to me, because he's mostly right, based on quantities. Good luck collecting enough poppy seeds

I didn't say he was right! But it is an interesting observation, to me, because he's mostly right, based on quantities. Good luck collecting enough poppy seeds. Same deal on the coca leaves, but try eating a mouthful. Same deal there on tobacco. The same logic applies to caffeine, chocolate, and alcohol. The drug is extremely weak in it's natural form so it requires a decent amount of work to get something really psychoactive. To him, you can simply pull a marijuana bud off a plant, like an apple from a tree, and eat it for the full effect. That's quite a contrast. Psilocybin and peyote apply but I don't think he's ever had the opportunity, especially since they don't grow like a weed. His point: Nature has done a pretty remarkable job providing for our physical and mental health. Why muck with that?