,AGA9/ 0,LEGALIZATION0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,HAKIM ,BEY 

,TEXT 3 

,AS A WRIT]1 ,I AM DI/RESS$ & DEPRESS$ BY ! SUSPICION ?AT 0DISSID5T M$IA0 HAS BECOME A CONTRADICTION 9 T]MS -- AN IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,NOT BECAUSE ( ANY TRIUMPH ( C5SOR%IP H[EV]1 BUT ! REV]SE4 ,!RE IS NO REAL C5SOR%IP 9 \R SOCIETY1 AS ,*OMSKY PO9TS \T4 ,SUPPRESSION ( DISS5T IS 9/EAD P>ADOXICALLY A*IEV$ BY ALL[+ M$IA TO ABSORB 7OR 0CO-OPT07 ALL DISS5T AS IMAGE4 

,ONCE PROCESS$ AS COMMODITY1 ALL REBELLION IS R$UC$ TO ! IMAGE ( REBELLION1 FIR/ AS SPECTACLE1 & LA/ AS SIMULATION4 7,SEE ,DEBORD1 ,BAUDRILL>D1 ETC47 ,! MORE P[]FUL ! DISS5T AS >T 7OR 0DISC\RSE07 ! MORE P[]LESS IT BECOMES AS COMMODITY4 ,9 A WORLD ( ,GLOBAL ,CAPITAL1 :]E ALL M$IA FUNCTION COLLECTIVELY AS ! P]FECT MIRROR ( ,CAPITAL1 WE CAN RECOGNIZE A GLOBAL ,IMAGE OR UNIV]SAL IMAG9AIRE1 UNIV]SALLY M$IAT$1 LACK+ ANY \TSIDE OR M>G94 ,ALL ,IMAGE HAS UND]GONE ,5CLOSURE1 & AS A RESULT IT SEEMS ?AT ALL >T IS R5D]$ P[]LESS 9 ! SPH]E ( ! SOCIAL4 ,9 FACT1 WE CAN NO LONG] EV5 ASSUME ! EXI/5CE ( ANY 0SPH]E ( ! SOCIAL4 ,ALL HUMAN RELATIONS CAN BE -- & >E -- EXPRESS$ AS COMMODITY RELATIONS4 

,9 ?IS SITUATION1 IT W\LD SEEM 0RE=M0 HAS ALSO BECOME AN IMPOSSIBILITY1 S9CE ALL P>TIAL AMELIORIZATIONS ( SOCIETY WILL BE TRANS=M$ 7BY ! SAME P>ADOX ?AT DET]M9ES ! GLOBAL ,IMAGE7 9TO MEANS ( SU/A9+ & 5HANC+ ! P[] ( ! COMMODITY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 0RE=M0 & 0DEMOCRACY0 HAVE N[ BECOME CODE-WORDS = ! =CIBLE IMPOSITION ( COMMODITY RELATIONS ON ! =M] ,SECOND & ,?IRD ,WORLDS4 0,FRE$OM0 MEANS FRE$OM ( CORPORATIONS1 NOT ( HUMAN SOCIETIES4 

,FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW1 ,I HAVE GRAVE RES]VATIONS AB\T ! RE=M PROGRAM ( ! ANTI-,DRUG-,W>RIORS & LEGALIZATIONI/S4 ,I W\LD EV5 GO SO F> AS TO SAY ?AT ,I AM 0AGA9/ LEGALIZATION40 

,NE$LESS TO ADD ?AT ,I CONSID] ! ,DRUG ,W> AN ABOM9ATION1 & ?AT ,I W\LD DEM& IMM$IATE UNCONDITIONAL AMNE/Y = ALL 0PRISON]S ( CONSCI\SNESS0 -- ASSUM+ ?AT ,I HAD ANY P[] TO MAKE DEM&S6 ,BUT 9 A WORLD :]E ALL RE=M CAN BE 9/ANTANE\SLY TURN$ 9TO NEW MEANS ( CONTROL1 ACCORD+ TO ! 0P>ADOX0 SKET*$ 9 ! ABOVE P>AGRAPHS1 IT MAKES NO S5SE TO GO ON DEM&+ LEGALIZATION SIMPLY BECAUSE IT SEEMS RATIONAL & HUMANE4 

,= EXAMPLE1 CONSID] :AT MI<T RESULT FROM ! LEGALIZATION ( 0M$ICAL M>IJUANA0 -- CLE>LY ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE 9 AT LEA/ SIX /ATES4 ,! H]B W\LD 9/ANTLY FALL UND] DRA/IC NEW REGULATIONS FROM 0,ABOVE0 7! ,A,M,A1 ! C\RTS1 9SURANCE COMPANIES1 ETC474 ,MONSANTO W\LD PROBABLY ACQUIRE ! ,D,N,A PAT5TS & 09TELLECTUAL [N]%IP0 ( ! PLANT'S G5ETIC /RUCTURE4 ,LAWS W\LD PROBABLY BE TI<T5$ AGA9/ ILLEGAL M>IJUANA = 0RECREATIONAL USES40 ,SMOK]S W\LD BE DEF9$ 7BY LAW7 AS 0SICK40 ,AS A COMMODITY1 ,CANNABIS W\LD SOON BE D5ATUR$ LIKE O!R LEGAL PSY*OTROPICS SU* AS C(FEE1 TOBACCO1 OR *OCOLATE4 

,T]5CE ,MC,K5NA ONCE PO9T$ \T ?AT VIRTUALLY ALL USEFUL RESE>* ON PSY*OTROPICS IS C>RI$ \T ILLEGALLY & IS (T5 L>GELY FUND$ FROM UND]GR\ND4 ,LEGALIZATION W\LD MAKE POSSIBLE A MU* TI<T] CONTROL FROM ABOVE OV] ALL DRUG RESE>*4 ,! VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS ( ! 5!OG5IC UND]GR\ND W\LD PROBABLY DIM9I% OR CEASE ALTOGE!R4 ,T]5CE SUGGE/$ ?AT WE /OP WA/+ TIME & 5]GY PETITION+ ! AU?ORITIES = P]MISSION TO DO :AT WE'RE DO+1 & SIMPLY GET ON ) IT4 

,YES1 ! ,DRUG ,W> IS EVIL & IRRATIONAL4 ,LET US NOT =GET1 H[EV]1 ?AT AS AN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY1 ! ,W> MAKES QUITE GOOD S5SE4 ,I'M NOT EV5 GO+ TO M5TION ! BOOM+ 0CORRECTIONS 9DU/RY10 ! BLOAT$ POLICE & 9TELLIG5CE BUDGETS1 OR ! 9T]E/S ( ! PH>MACEUTICAL C>TELS4 ,ECONOMI/S E/IMATE ?AT SOME T5 P]C5T ( CIRCULAT+ CAPITAL 9 ! WORLD IS 0GRAY MONEY0 D]IV$ FROM ILLEGAL ACTIVITY 7L>GELY DRUG & WEAPON SALES74 ,?IS GRAY >EA IS ACTUALLY A K9D ( FREE-FLOAT+ FRONTI] = ,GLOBAL ,CAPITAL ITSELF1 A SMALL WAVE ?AT PREC$ES ! BIG WAVE & PROVIDES ITS 0S5SE ( DIRECTION40 7,= EXAMPLE GRAY MONEY OR 0(F%ORE0 CAPITAL IS ALWAYS ! FIR/ TO MIGRATE FROM DEPRESS$ M>KETS TO ?RIV+ M>KETS47 0,W> IS ! HEAL? ( ! ,/ATE0 AS ,R&OLPH ,B\RNE ONCE SAID -- BUT W> IS NO LONG] SO PR(ITABLE AS 9 ! OLD DAYS ( BOOTY1 TRIBUTE & *ATTEL SLAV]Y4 ,ECONOMIC W> 9CREAS+LY TAKES ITS PLACE1 & ! ,DRUG ,W> IS AN ALMO/ 0PURE0 =M ( ECONOMIC W>4 ,& S9CE ! ,NEO-LIB]AL ,/ATE HAS GIV5 UP SO MU* P[] TO CORPORATIONS & 0M>KETS0 S9CE #a#i#h#i1 IT MI<T JU/LY BE SAID ?AT ! ,W> ON ,DRUGS CON/ITUTES ! 0HEAL?0 ( ,CAPITAL ITSELF4 

,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 RE=M & LEGALIZATION W\LD CLE>LY BE DOOM$ TO FAILURE = DEEP 09FRA/RUCTURAL0 REASONS1 & !RE=E ALL AGITATION = RE=M W\LD CON/ITUTE WA/$ EF=T -- A TRAG$Y ( MISDIRECT$ IDEALISM4 ,GLOBAL ,CAPITAL CANNOT BE 0RE=M$0 BECAUSE ALL RE=MATION IS DE=M$ :5 ! =M ITSELF IS DI/ORT$ 9 ITS V]Y ESS5CE4 ,AGITATION = RE=M IS ALL[$ SO ?AT AN IMAGE ( FREE SPEE* & P]MITT$ DISSID5CE CAN BE MA9TA9$1 BUT RE=M ITSELF IS NEV] P]MITT$4 ,AN>*I/S & ,M>XI/S W]E RI<T TO MA9TA9 ?AT ! /RUCTURE ITSELF MU/ BE *ANG$1 NOT M]ELY ITS SECOND>Y *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,UN=TUNATELY ! 0MOVEM5T ( ! SOCIAL0 ITSELF SEEMS TO HAVE FAIL$1 & EV5 ITS DEEP UND]LY+ /RUCTURES MU/ N[ BE 0RE-9V5T$0 ALMO/ FROM SCRAT*4 ,! ,W> ON ,DRUGS IS GO+ TO GO ON4 ,P]HAPS WE %\LD CONSID] H[ TO ACT AS W>RIORS RA!R ?AN RE=M]S4 ,NIETZS*E SAYS SOME:]E ?AT HE HAS NO 9T]E/ 9 OV]?R[+ ! /UPIDITY ( ! LAW1 S9CE SU* RE=M W\LD LEAVE NO?+ = ! 0FREE SPIRIT0 TO ACCOMPLI% -- NO?+ TO 0OV]COME40 ,I W\LDN'T GO SO F> AS TO RECOMM5D SU* AN 0IMMORAL0 & />KLY EXI/5TIALI/ POSITION4 ,BUT ,I DO ?9K WE C\LD DO ) A DOSE ( /OICISM4 

,BEYOND 7OR ASIDE FROM7 ECONOMIC CONSID]ATIONS1 ! BAN ON 7SOME7 PSY*OTROPICS CAN ALSO BE CONSID]$ FROM A 0%AMANIC0 P]SPECTIVE4 ,GLOBAL ,CAPITAL & UNIV]SAL ,IMAGE SEEM ABLE TO ABSORB ALMO/ ANY 0\TSIDE0 & TRANS=M IT 9TO AN >EA ( COMMODIFICATION & CONTROL4 ,BUT SOMEH[1 = SOME /RANGE REASON1 ,CAPITAL APPE>S UNABLE OR UNWILL+ TO ABSORB ! 5!OG5IC DIM5SION4 ,IT P]SI/S 9 MAK+ W> ON M9D-ALT]+ OR TRANS=MATIVE SUB/ANCE1 RA!R ?AN ATTEMPT+ TO 0CO-OPT0 & HEGEMONIZE !IR P[]4 

,9 O!R WORDS IT W\LD SEEM ?AT SOME SORT ( AU!NTIC P[] IS AT /AKE H]E4 ,GLOBAL ,CAPITAL REACTS TO ?IS P[] ) ! SAME BASIC /RATEGY AS ! ,9QUISITION -- BY ATTEMPT+ TO SUPPRESS IT FROM ! \TSIDE RA!R ?AN CONTROL IT FROM )94 70,PROJECT ,M,K,U,L,T,R,A0 WAS ! GOV]NM5T'S SECRET ATTEMPT TO P5ETRATE ! OCCULT 9T]IOR ( PSY*OTROPISM- -- IT APPE>S TO HAVE FAIL$ MIS]ABLY47 ,9 A WORLD ?AT HAS ABOLI%$ ! ,\TSIDE BY ! TRIUMPH ( ! ,IMAGE1 IT SEEMS ?AT AT LEA/ ONE 0\TSIDE0 NEV]!LESS P]SI/S4 ,P[] CAN DEAL ) ?IS \TSIDE ONLY AS A =M ( ! UNCONSCI\S1 I4E41 BY SUPPRESSION RA!R ?AN REALIZATION4 ,BUT ?IS LEAVES OP5 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ?OSE :O MANAGE TO ATTA9 0DIRECT AW>5ESS0 ( ?IS P[] MI<T ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO WIELD IT & IMPLEM5T IT4 ,IF 05!OG5IC NEO-%AMANISM0 7OR :ATEV] Y\ WANT TO CALL IT7 CANNOT BE BETRAY$ & ABSORB$ 9TO ! P[]-/RUCTURE ( ! ,IMAGE1 !N WE MAY HYPO!SIZE ?AT IT REPRES5TS A G5U9E ,O!R1 A VIABLE ALT]NATIVE TO ! 0ONE WORLD0 ( TRIUMPHANT ,CAPITAL4 ,IT IS 7OR C\LD BE7 \R S\RCE ( P[]4 

,! 0,MAGIC ( ! ,/ATE0 7AS ,M4 ,TAUSSIG CALLS IT71 :I* IS ALSO ! MAGIC ( ,CAPITAL ITSELF1 CONSI/S ( SOCIAL CONTROL ?R\< ! MANIPULATION ( SYMBOLS4 ,?IS IS ATTA9$ ?R\< M$IATION1 9CLUD+ ! ULTIMATE M$IUM1 MONEY AS HI]OGLYPHIC TEXT1 MONEY AS PURE ,IMAG9ATION AS 0SOCIAL FICTION0 OR MASS HALLUC9ATION4 ,?IS REAL ILLUSION HAS TAK5 ! PLACE ( BO? RELIGION & IDEOLOGY AS DELUSION>Y S\RCES ( SOCIAL P[]4 ,?IS P[] !RE=E POSSESSES 7OR IS POSSESS$ BY7 A SECRET GOAL2 ?AT ALL HUMAN RELATIONS BE DEF9$ ACCORD+ TO ?IS HI]OGLYPHIC M$IATION1 ?IS 0MAGIC40 ,BUT NEO-%AMANISM PROPOSES ) ALL S]I\SNESS ?AT ANO!R MAGIC MAY EXI/1 AN EFFECTIVE MODE ( CONSCI\SNESS ?AT CANNOT BE HEX$ BY ! SIGN ( ! COMMODITY4 ,IF ?IS W]E SO1 IT W\LD HELP EXPLA9 :Y ! ,IMAGE APPE>S UNABLE OR UNWILL+ TO DEAL 0RATIONALLY0 ) ! 0ISSUE ( DRUGS40 ,9 FACT1 A MAGICAL ANALYSIS ( P[] MI<T EM]GE FROM ! OBS]V$ FACT ( ?IS RADICAL 9COMPATIBILITY ( ! ,GLOBAL ,IMAG9AIRE & %AMANIC CONSCI\SNESS4 

,9 SU* A CASE1 :AT C\LD \R P[] CONSI/ ( 9 ACTUAL EMPIRICAL T]MS8 ,I AM F> FROM PROPOS+ ?AT 0W9N+0 ! ,W> ON ,DRUGS W\LD SOMEH[ CON/ITUTE ,! ,REVOLUTION -- OR EV5 ?AT 0%AMANIC P[]0 C\LD CONTE/ ! MAGIC ( ! ,/ATE 9 ANY /RATEGIC MANN]4 ,CLE>LY H[EV] ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( 5!OG5ISM AS A TRUE DIFF]5CE -- 9 A WORLD :]E TRUE DIFF]5CE IS D5I$ -- M>KS ! HI/ORIC VALIDITY ( AN ,O!R1 ( AN AU!NTIC ,\TSIDE4 ,9 ! 7UNLIKELY7 EV5T ( LEGALIZATION1 ?IS ,\TSIDE W\LD BE BREA*$1 5T]$1 COLONIZ$1 BETRAY$1 & TURN$ 9TO %E] SIMULATION4 ,A MAJOR S\RCE ( 9ITIATION1 /ILL ACCESSIBLE 9 A WORLD APP>5TLY DEVOID ( MY/]Y & ( WILL1 W\LD BE DISSOLV$ 9TO EMPTY REPRES5TATION1 A PSEUDO-RITE ( PASSAGE 9TO ! TIMELESS_/SPACELESS 5CLOSURE ( ! ,IMAGE4 ,9 %ORT1 WE W\LD HAVE SACRIFIC$ \R POT5TIAL P[] TO ! ]SATZ RE=M ( LEGALIZATION1 & WE W\LD W9 NO?+ !REBY BUT ! SIMULACRUM ( TOL]ANCE AT ! EXP5SE ( ! TRIUMPH ( ,CONTROL4 

,AGA93 ,I HAVE NO IDEA :AT \R /RATEGY %ALL BE4 ,I BELIEVE H[EV] ?AT ! TIME HAS COME TO ADMIT ?AT A TACTICS ( M]E CONT+5CY CAN NO LONG] SU/A9 US4 0,P]MITT$ DISS5T0 HAS BECOME AN EMPTY CATEGORY1 & RE=M M]ELY A MASK = RECUP]ATION4 ,! MORE WE /RUGGLE ON 0!IR0 T]MS ! MORE WE LOSE4 ,! DRUG LEGALIZATION MOVEM5T HAS NEV] WON A S+LE BATTLE4 ,NOT 9 ,AM]ICA ANYWAY -- & ,AM]ICA IS ! 0SOLE SUP]P[]0 ( ,GLOBAL ,CAPITAL4 ,WE BOA/ ( \R \TLAW /ATUS AS \TSID]S OR M>G9ALS1 AS GU]RILLA ONTOLOGI/S2 :Y !N1 DO WE CONT9UALLY BEG = AU!NTICITY & VALIDATION 7EI!R AS 0REW>D0 OR AS 0PUNI%M5T07 FROM AU?ORITY8 ,:AT GOOD W\LD IT DO US IF WE W]E TO BE GRANT$ ?IS /ATUS1 ?IS 0LEGALITY08 

,! ,RE=M MOVEM5T HAS UPHELD TRUE RATIONALITY & IT HAS *AMPION$ REAL HUMAN VALUES4 ,HONOR :]E HONOR IS DUE4 ,GIV5 ! PR(\ND FAILURE ( ! MOVEM5T H[EV]1 MI<T IT NOT BE TIMELY TO SAY A FEW WORDS = ! IRRATIONAL1 = ! IRR$UCIBLE WILDNESS ( %AMANISM1 & EV5 A S+LE WORD = ! VALUES ( ! W>RIOR8 0,NOT PEACE1 BUT A SWORD40 

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