8. Richard Feynman
A theoretical physicist known for things that would be too difficult to describe here, he received the joint Nobel Prize in 1965 and assisted in the development of the atomic bomb.
Feynman was exposed to marijuana and LSD in the context of John Lilly’s sensory deprivation tanks, and his open acknowledgment of his drug use brought him much praise and criticism from the scientific community in the ’50s and ’60s.
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.