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Ferre
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 Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:43 am Post subject: A brief history of the criminalization of cannabis |
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http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html
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Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug.
The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate of this plant never had the facts, but were dependent on information supplied by those who had a specific agenda to deceive lawmakers. You'll see below that the very first federal vote to prohibit marijuana was based entirely on a documented lie on the floor of the Senate.
You'll also see that the history of marijuana's criminalization is filled with:
- Racism
- Fear
- Protection of Corporate Profits
- Yellow Journalism
- Ignorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt Legislators
- Personal Career Advancement and Greed
These are the actual reasons marijuana is illegal.
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reverendquenzer
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Now that is a nice peice. An in depth of what I alread had a general story.
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Rev. Steven Wilson
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Yep. Ferre does a good job on ferreting out info for us TY Ferre!
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Jason
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Pot is illegal?
I better hold this hit in forever then!
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