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I know of no culture in the world at present or any time in the past that has not been heavily involved with one or more psychoactive substances.

Andrew Weil

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Andrew Weil
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 8
Medical Doctor
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Andrew Thomas Weil
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