"Death for having a plant that makes people feel good and happy. Humans are weird." It's not just about feeling good (though that can be threat enough for some

"Death for having a plant that makes people feel good and happy. Humans are weird." It's not just about feeling good (though that can be threat enough for some authorities -- dancing bans[1], for example).. Cannabis can have psychedelic effects at high doses, and has been used for religious and sacramental purposes (there has been speculation that cannabis was part of the anointing oil used in the bible, and perhaps in some of the biblical incenses used for religious purposes). Secular and religious authorities have historically wanted to be in control of what people feel, believe, and think.. so when a plant can alter that or is believed to provide a direct route to communing with a diety or the spirit world instead of relying on the authorities to tell them what to believe or think, then it's easily seen as a threat. In the US cannabis use was also associated with the counterculture, with the antiwar movement, and with anti-authoritarian sentiment, and with minorities.. all seen as threats to the establishment. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_ban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_ban