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Drugs don't have spiritual potential, human beings have spiritual potential. And it may be that we need techniques to move us in that direction, and the use of psychoactive drugs clearly is one path that has helped many people.

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Andrew Weil
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 8
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