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Originally posted by saralk
The main reason that it wasnt legalised was because in the 1930s when the laws were created, alcohol and tobacco were widely used.
Cannabis was made illegal (In America)for a couple reasons, one being that America used to "hire" Mexican workers. The problem was they would all come to work Stoned, and would never get any work done. So the South-West part of the United States pushed to make Cannabis illegal. Then around 1919-1925, some orginization released a huge front page collum in a big News Paper in NewYork. It was sponsored by the Government (and supported by.. guess who.... politicians from south-western usa). The article had big font, with alot of crap like " Cannabis takes your child and makes them lazy" and all this other stuff about how it will ruin your childs life, and will make them want to do nothing but smoke pot their whole life, non stop.
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