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Marijuana was like a barely existing Spanish slang promoted at the beginning of cannabis being illegal in the first half of the 20th century to make cannabis se
by Ericson2314 5y ago
Marijuana was like a barely existing Spanish slang promoted at the beginning of cannabis being illegal in the first half of the 20th century to make cannabis seem more foreign and worthy of a ban.
It's definitely suspicious at least. If you really want you can view it as more cynically exploiting existing prejudice than prejudiced in and of itself, but I am not sure that is much of an exoneration.
- 3np 5y agoLanguage evolves. The use is uncontroversial today and specifically refers to the flower. We're all aware of previously uncontroversial words that are taboo today. The reverse can happen as well.
- Ericson2314 5y agoSure, but also it just sounds weird to use a ramming together of names in Spanish as the formal word for anything in English. Especially when the thing comes from Asia.