Reefer Madness

Weed was legal in the US until the 30's when a fearful nation used the drug to scapegoat the blacks and mexicans who were taking jobs during the depression.

Weed was the prefered drug after booze was prohibited, but since that didn't work, the moralist crusaders looked to blame everything on the mexicans. also during the 30's endless propanda was created in order to get a federal ban, omitting facts from crime so that marijuana was shown to be the real cause, and that it was groundlessly accused of being a gateway drug.

The head of the American Medial Association said every accusation and claim about marijuana was false and had no evidence to back them up during the 1937 senate hearings. His testimony was thown out and attacked like republicans attack dissent and it was banned to 'end crime and protect the chidren'.

there you have it, the most harmless plant banned because the southwest wanted to blame he mexicans, only to have every evil attached to it with propaganda. It was the first target that has changed over the years... heavy metal, comic books, and video games.

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Who cares? If their children are killing themselves, that's their problem, not mine.  If they are underage, let the cops handle it, big deal. 

Alcohol is a lot less of a problem in the United States than you think.  There's a hell of a lot more people who use it responsibly for various reasons than there are who use it irresponsibly, and it is not right to take away freedoms like this just because a few people don't know how to take care of themselves.