US MJ laws a costly failure
Posted: Mon 5th Dec 2011 08:56 pm
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/articl ... 340971.php
"In 1913, El Paso became one of the first cities to ban marijuana. Other communities soon followed suit, and by 1937 the drug was banned by the federal government. The drive to prohibit marijuana was not motivated by efforts to reduce dependence, improve health outcomes or alleviate criminal activity in the general population. Its prohibition has a much more dubious provenance in the fears and prejudices that accompanied growing Mexican migration at the beginning of the 20th century."
Its pretty ironic that this policy was initiated by fears of 'growing Mexican migration'. Aside from rhetoric, I have seen no action to remedy this issue. Yet, here we sit with these arcane laws on our backs and a cannabis black market largely run by Mexican cartels.
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"In 1913, El Paso became one of the first cities to ban marijuana. Other communities soon followed suit, and by 1937 the drug was banned by the federal government. The drive to prohibit marijuana was not motivated by efforts to reduce dependence, improve health outcomes or alleviate criminal activity in the general population. Its prohibition has a much more dubious provenance in the fears and prejudices that accompanied growing Mexican migration at the beginning of the 20th century."
Its pretty ironic that this policy was initiated by fears of 'growing Mexican migration'. Aside from rhetoric, I have seen no action to remedy this issue. Yet, here we sit with these arcane laws on our backs and a cannabis black market largely run by Mexican cartels.
Oy