Laura Coates nails it again.

I fuckin love her.


Why is cannabis even listed as an illegal substance? I think most in here would agree, it most definitely is not a performance enhancing drug.

you can thank the paper monopoly for that.....there the ones you put cannabis aka hemp on the ban list

The roots are in racism. Specifically, Mexicans and blacks. Willian Randolph Hearst's empire of newspapers was a prominent factor. Enter Harry Anslinger, his power, laws and propaganda. Then, the Controlled Substances Act, signed by (Tricky) Dick Nixon, creating the schedules. With the U.S. control around the world and threats of cutting off aid, other nations complied. This Reefer Madness mentality persists, but is getting weaker, thankfully.

started down this direction earlier than that