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Why is marijuana so illegal and stigmatized in China?
by FriedPickles 7y ago
Why is marijuana so illegal and stigmatized in China?
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- olalonde 7y agoThe Opium Wars probably have something to do with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoAnti drug sentiment is common throughout Asia, not just China.
- catalogia 7y agoIt seems probable that being close to China in a variety of ways (geographically, socially, etc) may have allowed the Opium Wars to induce anti-drug sentiment in other Asian countries as well. There are probably also other reasons for it, but I'd expect that to be one of the reasons.
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- loeg 7y agoAlcohol is still popular, though, for whatever reason.
- jnathsf 7y agoThat’s not entirely true. There’s a long and enduring tradition of religious and recreational use of drugs in India (cannabis, charas, opium, datura). It was the British who applied their misguided Victorian morality on indigenous use.
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- SuoDuanDao 7y agoThis is pure speculation on my part - but - Organized crime in China has long been closely associated with mysticism and minority religions. Hashish, associated as it was with foreign traders and genuinely scary secret societies like the Hashashin*, may have set off alarm bells back in the day that are still taken seriously today.