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Cannabis prohibition, on the other hand, has historically been targeted explicitly at minorities Do you have a "when" in mind there? Cannabis has a colorful hi
by sliverstorm 12y ago
Cannabis prohibition, on the other hand, has historically been targeted explicitly at minorities
Do you have a "when" in mind there? Cannabis has a colorful history in the USA, and it does not seem like its entire history has been centered on "suppressing the Other". To my knowledge it was originally regulated as a part of the opium/narcotics laws that swept the world in the early 1900's.
- Avshalom 12y agoOpium laws were targeted at the Chinese.
- sliverstorm 12y agoThe opium laws were targeted at shutting down the global opium trade, and I believe they were initiated by China. It's my impression that marijuana just got "caught up in" the change.