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But animals’ taste for human goods — licit and illicit — can also bring trouble for them and for us.

"The war and its consequences have led to an increased use of licit and illicit psychoactive substances."

Mexican cartels have also expanded their reach, muscling into licit trades for limes and avocados.

These are, namely, “crime and corruption, secrets and lies, the permeable membrane separating licit and illicit worlds, the bonds of family, the power of denial.”

The pontiff has repeatedly denounced it as evidence of “throwaway culture,” and in 2019 he asked at a Catholic-sponsored conference, “Is it licit to hire a hitman to resolve a problem?”