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Cannabis

relayerbob

(7,251 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 2, 2022, 11:19 AM

Jun 2022

During Prohibition, those in power realized that marijuana was popular in the Black community, and made it illegal before it could(in their minds) spread and threaten their white communities.

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The Disturbing Reason Marijuana Was Made Illegal [View all] YoshidaYui Jun 2022 OP

Can it be summed up in 30 words or less? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #1

I haven't watched it but I kinda know the right answer ... Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2022 #2

If you leave out the fluff probably in about 5-6 words walkingman Jun 2022 #3

hemp was becoming more popular than Cotton YoshidaYui Jun 2022 #4

This Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #6

Yes relayerbob Jun 2022 #5

Also the Mexican communities in California kimbutgar Jun 2022 #7

Let's see...did it have anything to do with the belief that pot made black men Biophilic Jun 2022 #8

"Fear of the unknown" hahaha relayerbob Jun 2022 #9