The primary purpose of the separation of Church and State was to put an end to the horrors of the Witch Trials and Witch Hunts.
The American Revolution (1776) and French Revolution (1789) marked the end to the widespread use of the Witch Trials in Western society by confirming the separation of secular and ecclesiastic powers.
U.S. laws against Cannabis Witchcraft, such as the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), mark a return to secular trials for religious “crimes”.
“We see the high death rate among young people, the threat of violence, the deplorable proliferation of drugs which strike at the deepest roots of youth today. For these reasons, we hear talk of a ‘lost youth’.” — Pope Benedict XVI, Papal Address to Youth, Pacaembu, Brazil, May 10, 2007
