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The purpose of existing drug laws in America is to give police the means to harass minorities though. See: https://archive.attn.com/stories/1503/war-on-drugs-r
by devenblake 6y ago
The purpose of existing drug laws in America is to give police the means to harass minorities though. See:
https://archive.attn.com/stories/1503/war-on-drugs-real-reason https://archive.attn.com/stories/1503/war-on-drugs-real-reas...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/real-reasons-marijuana-is-banned_b_9210248 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/real-reasons-marijuana-is-ban...
http://www.history.com/news/why-the-u-s-made-marijuana-illegal http://www.history.com/news/why-the-u-s-made-marijuana-illeg...
https://www.salon.com/2015/07/02/the_real_reason_marijuana_is_illegal_in_the_united_states_partner/ https://www.salon.com/2015/07/02/the_real_reason_marijuana_i... (though this one pretty much reiterates the attn article).
- bluedino 6y agoSo what’s the purpose of them in Japan?
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- scrose 6y agoJapan is a different country, with different cultures, values and history. Answering ‘whataboutism’ type of questions almost always leads to an endless loop of accomplishing nothing. What about Russia? What about China? Etc... There is no value in these questions when they have no relation to the original statement being made.
- Ericson2314 6y agoIt's unclear what purpose they serve in Japan. That doesn't make it less clear in the US.
- grawprog 6y agoMost of them were instated after the US occupation of Japan post-world war 2. At the time they served the purpose of asserting America's control over Japan. What purpose they serve there now, who knows?
- x86_64Ubuntu 6y agoWe don't have to explain the purpose of the laws in Japan to prove their purpose in the United States.
- mistermann 6y agoHas an actual proof been provided of their purpose in the United states? I see only a theory.
- refurb 6y agoJapan offers an alternative explanation.