As the 37th U.S. president, Richard Nixon’s checkered term in office includes secret wiretaps, bungled break-ins and resignation under a cloud, just ahead of impeachment. But to the modern cannabis industry, “Tricky Dick’s” lasting legacy is the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, which outlawed weed and effectively spawned the destructive, decades-long war on drugs. So…

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