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title: "Another casualty of the war on drugs, war on terror, and increasing…"
date: 2016-11-26
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# Another casualty of the war on drugs, war on terror, and increasing…

*November 26, 2016 · Facebook*

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[https://www.chemistryworld.com/feature/hobby-chemists/1017482.article](https://www.chemistryworld.com/feature/hobby-chemists/1017482.article){target="_blank"}
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Another casualty of the war on drugs, war on terror, and increasing paternalism of the nanny state. Via @\[588732176:2048:Christine Peterson\]\
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\'A century ago, if you had a laboratory at home you weren't a terrorist or making drugs, you were an innovator -- someone who was exceptional in the pursuit of knowledge,' says Lou Britton, who started doing chemistry at home in the US state of Ohio at the age of 13. 'We've gone from creators to destroyers, and chemistry has been villainised.\'
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