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@ghost_shit JFC, seriously, sounds like you are a #Troll.
What the heck kind of response is this?
Cannabis was outlawed in the US via the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 due mainly to Racism against Mexicans [1]. #ReeferMadness
fee.org/articles/the-racist-ro
Cocaine is a Schedule 2 Drug approved for Dental Surgery.
Both substances are derived from plants, however, cocaine requires more pharmaceutical processing than Cannabis does, notably liquid extraction and acid/base paired reactions.
Both drugs can involve slave labor [2].

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#Source :
1) fee.org/articles/the-racist-ro

2) propublica.org/article/marijua
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Foundation for Economic EducationThe Racist Roots of Marijuana ProhibitionSouthern states became worried about the dangers this drug would bring and newspapers began calling Mexican cannabis use a “marijuana menace.”
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#ReeferMadness: Wenn das schreckliche #Monster #Frankenstein #Marihuana gegenüberstehen würde, würde er vor Schreck #tot umfallen ‚‚- Harry J. #Anslinger (1938)

Ich hoffe und bete, 🛐 dass der Herr Prof. #Streeck und die deutsche #Bundesgesundheitsministerin #NinaWarken #CDU, sich nicht auf so ein Niveau herablassen und einmal ehrlich die Vorteile von #Cannabis für unsere #Gesellschaft debattieren würden.

Oder haben sie Angst vor Schadensersatzprozessen und der kumulierten #Schuld? #DIELINKE

1930s style #ReeferMadness fearmongering propaganda is unfortunately alive and well in 2025 #Alabama. No wonder Alabama ranks 45th in education. There's a few smart people who live in Alabama, but they're sadly vastly outnumbered by the embarrassing simpletons who appear in this newscast. It says a lot that Alabama voted overwhelmingly for #Trump and they're scared of a medicinal herb that has a better safety profile than many commonly used over-the-counter medications. youtube.com/watch?v=xc_8REgnTD

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@Gehtso @schaumburgernachrichten #WEEDMoB, traurig dass der Merz #Hanfuser:innen hasst? Warum? Es hatte rassistische, faschistische, aber auch wirtschaftliche Ursachen, dass der Hanf so verteufelt wird und wurde. Macht #Merz da mit?
#ReeferMerz #Söder #Aiwanger #reefermadness

Beim Blick über den #Tellerrand sah ich eine gigantische #Geldwäsche, die #FriedrichMerz sicher bekannt ist? Mit Trump wird das jetzt dann Usus? --> #FinCENFiles

#Cannabis #CarmenWegge mit uns gemeinsam klagen bitte 😀 🙏

#JDVance is a lying idiot. #Cannabis is NOT being laced with #fentanyl. It's simply not happening. Fentanyl is destroyed by high heat, and would be completely ineffective if smoked. What's going on here is that Vance doesn't like #marijuana, but since the facts aren't on his side, he's invented a scare story to justify his position, which is out of step with the clear majority of Americans. He wants us to go back to #ReeferMadness, and I say "Fuck you" to him.

benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/

Benzinga · JD Vance Says There's Fentanyl In Our Teens' Marijuana - So Shouldn't We Legalize And Regulate Cannabis ABy Cannabis.net

#JukeboxFridayNight
#FilmOrShowTunes

Do you know of #ReeferMadness? The 1936 film warned parents of the insidious dangers of marijuana.

The 1998 satire of that film was made into a musical. In 2005 the musical became "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical"

Here Alan Cumming warns parents in a song - Reefer Madness. 💨 🚬 :weed: 🍃

Much like anti gay panic back then and anti trans panic now.

youtu.be/8P_qjLhtA74?si=vLj6ZP

And here's the more lighthearted Brownie Song 🍫 🍪
youtu.be/--IX1WMJmoE

Rep. #BillHagerty (R-TN) is trotting out a litany of distortions and lies about #cannabis that are straight out of #ReeferMadness. He says it's anti-American! (except #BenFranklin, #GeorgeWashington, and #ThomasJefferson grew and smoked it) It's a gateway drug! (except studies have repeatedly shown that alcohol and tobacco, and not cannabis, are the real gateway drugs) It will increase crime! (except crime has gone down where it's legal)

#legalizationofmarijuana

benzinga.com/amp/content/38630

Benzinga · GOP Senator Bashes Dems' Push For Marijuana Legalization As Pro-Criminal & Anti-American: 'It's Obscene' By Maureen Meehan

#RonDeSantis really has his finger on the pulse of the nation. What a dweeb! Hey Ron! Nobody has "toked up" since 1973. This dude sounds like he just stepped off of the #ReeferMadness sound-stage. How, in 2024, can an elected official be so demonstrably out of touch with the American people? Don't worry, Ron. Nobody is going to toke a doobie next to school children. 🙄

#FireRonDeSantis #RonDeSantisIsANazi #cannabis #cannabisLegalization #marijuanaLegalization #VoteBlue

benzinga.com/amp/content/38304

Benzinga · Ron DeSantis Says People Will Be 'Toking Up' Near Schools If Cannabis Legalization Is Approved In NovembeBy Maureen Meehan

100 years later… leafly.com/learn/legalization/

It seems #cannabis may have valuable uses as #medicine, so maybe the #USA shouldn’t fight against it quite so hard, legally.

*sigh*

This is what happens when research is stopped for a moral panic and racist prohibition regime.

All cannabis prisoners should be released.

“Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana”

archive.is/cjhXZ

#ReeferMadness youtube.com/watch?v=mvII6_jz_f

LeaflyThe history of cannabis prohibition in the United StatesLearn how cannabis came to America, how it was prohibited, and how the country is starting to embrace it once again.