It is a wicked idea.
They would hate nothing more than for the people there to see how much of a better life is possible with freedom & liberty.
The former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, was before congress (?) or a Senator saying exactly the same thing today.
They don't hate us because of our policies. They hate us because of our way of life.
He basically said (for the very few minutes I had over lunch to watch him) that the best way to combat "them" is to drop TVs, radios, newspapers etc. & televise shows such as Beverly Hills 90210 etc. to show the people there that a better way of life is possible. Better homes, better cars, better clothes, better education, etc.
Educating them to reality here, not what their corrupt & totalitarian govt tells them is the path to freedom for those folks.
"...we do not hate the people of Afghanistan...but we condemn their government."
President GWB, Address to the Nation, September 20, 2001.
No. They haven't legalized pot yet & doubt they ever will.
"Ignorance, neglect, or contempt of human rights, are the sole causes of public misfortunes and corruptions of government."
National Assembly of France, Declaration of the
Rights of Man and of Citizens, (1789).