7. Carl Sagan
The scientific community —particularly the space community—lost a huge ally in 1996 when acclaimed scientist Carl Sagan passed away.
The preeminent scholar on extraterrestrial life, he was also an author, with his work Cosmos securing the spot for best-selling science book published in English.
For more information on Carl Sagan and his view on marijuana, see our previous article “Carl Sagan and Pot.”
Kary Mullis died in 2019 (of pneumonia).
Francis Crick, when he stated that “In my view, cannabis is not a dangerous drug, and is certainly no worse than the combination of alcohol and tobacco,” clearly intended to say that cannabis is not very harmful, however, actually, he greatly overestimated the potential for harm from cannabis! Actually, almost no medical conditions (and none serious), nor violence nor traffic accidents have ever been proven to be caused by cannabis use. EVER (and not for want of trying).
The truth is, cannabis use is not nearly as harmful as “the combination of alcohol and tobacco,” in fact, it is MUCH, MUCH less dangerous than either one.