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« on: August 19, 2011, 05:44:38 PM »
I would legalize it for just the privacy in your home, I don't really like anyone being high outside of their home.
The only reasons its illegal is because of one lie and racism. Mexicans crossed the border with the plant and introduced it to America, California made it illegal almost completely because of America's racism. Other western states followed, when Montana made it illegal, they had this to say
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"When Montana outlawed marijuana in 1927, the Butte Montana Standard reported a legislator’s comment: “When some beet field peon takes a few traces of this stuff… he thinks he has just been elected president of Mexico, so he starts out to execute all his political enemies.” In Texas, a senator said on the floor of the Senate: “All Mexicans are crazy, and this stuff [marijuana] is what makes them crazy.”"
In eastern states, it was gain, racism.
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"Again, racism was part of the charge against marijuana, as newspapers in 1934 editorialized: “Marihuana influences Broes to look at white people in the eye, step on white men’s shadows and look at a white woman twice.” "
Harry J. Anslinger tried to make it illegal about a federal level, he said this.
"There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Broes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek loveual relations with Broes, entertainers, and any others.”
“…the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races.”
“Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death.”
“Reefer makes darkies think they’re as good as white men.”
“Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing”
“You smoke a joint and you’re likely to kill your brother.”
“Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind"
“In the year 1090, there was founded in Persia the religious and military order of the Assassins, whose history is one of cruelty, barbarity, and murder, and for good reason: the members were confirmed users of hashish, or marihuana, and it is from the Arabs’ ‘hashashin’ that we have the English word ‘assassin.’”
There you have it, racism and a big lie from someone with a personal agenda against Marijuana.
You can believe whatever you want, this is just why I think it should be legal, since it was legal 7000 years or more, and its a cheap and beneficial material.
Discuss.