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That's what I thought, but the wikipedia page seems to tell a bit of a different story: >The colonial government of Mauritius banned cannabis in 1840 over conc
by abandonliberty 6y ago
That's what I thought, but the wikipedia page seems to tell a bit of a different story:
>The colonial government of Mauritius banned cannabis in 1840 over concerns on its effect on Indian indentured workers;[202] the same occurred in Singapore in 1870.[203] In the United States, the first restrictions on sale of cannabis came in 1906 (in the District of Columbia).[204] Canada criminalized cannabis in The Opium and Narcotic Drug Act, 1923,[205] before any reports of the use of the drug in Canada
The legal history is fairly light - the full story must be elsewhere.
- taurath 6y agoCannabis has its own weird history for sure, but has a ton of racial undertones throughout the history of its restriction
- abandonliberty 6y agoMinority oppression happens everywhere; perhaps more as a consequence of racism than an act of it. Cigars keep getting caught up in actions against e-cigarettes and tobacco, with the US moving the age from 18-21, and Australia and Canada applying plain packaging laws. Surprisingly, the public health risk caused by tobacco doesn't extend to cigars at the same magnitude. Plain packaging increases consumption by shifting spend to greater quantities of discount brands from expensive premium brands. This negatively impacts economies with segments of premium cigar production. https://ipa.org.au/ipa-review-articles/cigars-and-the-plain-packaging-effect https://ipa.org.au/ipa-review-articles/cigars-and-the-plain-... Tyranny of the majority. In the US, it seems like anti-marijuana legislation was part of the new Jim Crow. Criminalize a common behavior, but only enforce it against a small segment of the population, leading to people trapped in low wage labor due to their criminal record.