Yes, Erlichman is known to have lied to support his political goals. The quote in question supports that claim.
A quick wiki search finds numerous clinical marijuana and LSD trials conducted in the 50's and 60's suggesting therapeutic applications. The CSA of 1970 classifies these drugs, counter to the then growing body of evidence, as having no known medicinal use.
We know that later, the CIA bought Nicaraguan cocaine specifically to sell in American black inner cities.
We know the US peddles patently absurd, fear and lie based anti-drug propaganda to school children in the form of the DARE program.
We also know, well, everything we currently know about various psychoactive substances.
The consistent thread this weaves is a bit more convincing to me than, "this politician lied about some stuff. Maybe I can't believe anything he's said?"
A quick wiki search finds numerous clinical marijuana and LSD trials conducted in the 50's and 60's suggesting therapeutic applications. The CSA of 1970 classifies these drugs, counter to the then growing body of evidence, as having no known medicinal use.
We know that later, the CIA bought Nicaraguan cocaine specifically to sell in American black inner cities.
We know the US peddles patently absurd, fear and lie based anti-drug propaganda to school children in the form of the DARE program.
We also know, well, everything we currently know about various psychoactive substances.
The consistent thread this weaves is a bit more convincing to me than, "this politician lied about some stuff. Maybe I can't believe anything he's said?"