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Cannabis prohibition, starting right from the 1914 El Paso ordinance, unambiguously and often transparently targeted Mexicans. You are talking about a much lat
by jMyles 12y ago
Cannabis prohibition, starting right from the 1914 El Paso ordinance, unambiguously and often transparently targeted Mexicans.
You are talking about a much later stage, when the power dynamic was one of entrenched power.
- dragontamer 12y agoHmm, I was thinking of more recent history than that. Well, fair enough. I do think it is important to remember that the African American community was pretty happy with the inception of the "War on Drugs" however.