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Isn't it crazy that the government can outlaw marijuana for decades start a 'war' against anyone who tries to consume it or produce/distribute it for business p

by Teever 3y ago

Isn't it crazy that the government can outlaw marijuana for decades start a 'war' against anyone who tries to consume it or produce/distribute it for business purposes, but it just can't seem to regulate this kind of shit? How come there can be green teams jackbooting grow rooms but there can't be a PFAS team jackbooting factories spewing known toxic substances into the environment?

krapp 3y ago
The war on drugs - marijuana specifically - is a war against the black community, as was admitted by Nixon's domestic policy chief[0]. Meanwhile, DuPont, 3C and other companies spend multiple millions of dollars on lobbying, political donations and bribery to ensure favorable laws and lax regulation. See the decision from the court in TFA - the concern for business overrides concern for public health. It isn't crazy, it's just America. White supremacy and capitalism will always be the priority. [0]https://eji.org/news/nixon-war-on-drugs-designed-to-criminalize-black-people/ https://eji.org/news/nixon-war-on-drugs-designed-to-criminal... [1]https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/11/07/pfas-lobbying/ https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/11/07/pfas-lobbying/
wredue 3y ago
Stopping corporations from ravaging the only planet we have to live on and exposing millions to carcinogenic compounds vs the war on drugs is completely apples and oranges. I seriously hope that your evaluation of these scenarios is based on the reality of their individual outcomes rather than “gubment bad durr”
- Teever 3y ago
  You misunderstand. I'm commenting on the fact that it's totally legal and feasible to do the war on drugs but when it comes time to muster that same kind of force against actual poisons being spewed into our environment all sorts of people trickle out of the woodwork to say that it's unconstitutional, infeasible, an overreach of power etc...
  - wredue 3y ago
    I did misunderstand. Sorry.

by Teever 3y ago

krapp 3y ago

The war on drugs - marijuana specifically - is a war against the black community, as was admitted by Nixon's domestic policy chief[0]. Meanwhile, DuPont, 3C and other companies spend multiple millions of dollars on lobbying, political donations and bribery to ensure favorable laws and lax regulation. See the decision from the court in TFA - the concern for business overrides concern for public health. It isn't crazy, it's just America. White supremacy and capitalism will always be the priority. [0]https://eji.org/news/nixon-war-on-drugs-designed-to-criminalize-black-people/ https://eji.org/news/nixon-war-on-drugs-designed-to-criminal... [1]https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/11/07/pfas-lobbying/ https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/11/07/pfas-lobbying/

wredue 3y ago

Stopping corporations from ravaging the only planet we have to live on and exposing millions to carcinogenic compounds vs the war on drugs is completely apples and oranges. I seriously hope that your evaluation of these scenarios is based on the reality of their individual outcomes rather than “gubment bad durr”

Teever 3y ago
You misunderstand. I'm commenting on the fact that it's totally legal and feasible to do the war on drugs but when it comes time to muster that same kind of force against actual poisons being spewed into our environment all sorts of people trickle out of the woodwork to say that it's unconstitutional, infeasible, an overreach of power etc...
- wredue 3y ago
  I did misunderstand. Sorry.