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malaise

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6. It was started by the British towards the Indians in their own homeland and the indentured Indians

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 5, 2021, 03:12 PM

Jul 2021

from South Asia in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and to a lesser extent Jamaica.
It is they who brought ganja to our hemisphere.

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NoShit.... [View all] pbmus Jul 2021 OP

Yes, and Congress needs to act on it! Haggard Celine Jul 2021 #1

Ain't. Gonna. Happen. Fritz Walter Jul 2021 #34

And this doesn't include the human toll, of folks trying to get on in life with a criminal record. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #2

Canada has had legal pot for over two years now. Jedi Guy Jul 2021 #15

And to the families devastated by loss of members to incarceration. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #28

This doesn't include the deaths, the orphans, the widows or widowers, the inability to attain a job, SamKnause Jul 2021 #3

k&r Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #17

It was all started Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 #4

It was started by the British towards the Indians in their own homeland and the indentured Indians malaise Jul 2021 #6

I was talking about Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 #7

i know but there is history based on contempt for other cultures malaise Jul 2021 #19

harry anslinger lookyhereyou Jul 2021 #14

Love your signature NoShit OPs malaise Jul 2021 #5

Love ❤️ back atya.... pbmus Jul 2021 #21

Dunno. I saw this documentary around 1938. 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #8

Yeah, the movie that said Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #9

+1. n/t jaysunb Jul 2021 #29

You talking about Reefer Madness? KS Toronado Jul 2021 #12

Yes. 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #18

Addiction is expensive. The Republicans need to kick their addiction to injustice. Towlie Jul 2021 #10

It never ceases to amaze me ladym55 Jul 2021 #11

Free all POWs multigraincracker Jul 2021 #13

really, many still in gail for Rockefeller's 3 strikes drug laws lookyhereyou Jul 2021 #16

It has to be legalized at the federal level questionseverything Jul 2021 #20

I'm surprised the banks aren't advocating for federal legalization csziggy Jul 2021 #23

Agree plus it makes it more dangerous for the workers questionseverything Jul 2021 #25

prohhibition taught us nothing. pansypoo53219 Jul 2021 #22

No Shit 💩, just Good Shit 🚬😋 TheBlackAdder Jul 2021 #24

Reefer madness indeed. nt live love laugh Jul 2021 #26

Prohibition laws and enforcement only put $$$$ in their pockets. flying_wahini Jul 2021 #27

Such a colossal waste of money, resources, time, and lives Blue Owl Jul 2021 #30

Ah, Robert Reich is one of my very favorite economists. PatrickforB Jul 2021 #31

We need more jury nullification of pot laws. The Jungle 1 Jul 2021 #32

Let's focus on real crimes like, murder, rape, insurrection. Joinfortmill Jul 2021 #33