Comment on Why is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana?
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
marijuana’s prohibition in the US wasn’t about reducing harm, it was entirely based on attacking minorities and hippies.
Also cotton moguls, I think?
sure they had something to do with it, there’s no example of US fuckery that doesn’t involve industrial protection of some kind.
I’d wager also that tobacco and alcohol fought marijuana as hard if not harder than the GOV’s position a lone.
Fair enough. My history books always blamed the cotton industry, but it does make sense that others would be involved. Thanks for taking the time to answer!
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toynbee@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Also cotton moguls, I think?
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
sure they had something to do with it, there’s no example of US fuckery that doesn’t involve industrial protection of some kind.
I’d wager also that tobacco and alcohol fought marijuana as hard if not harder than the GOV’s position a lone.
toynbee@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Fair enough. My history books always blamed the cotton industry, but it does make sense that others would be involved. Thanks for taking the time to answer!
Nomecks@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
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