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user-inactivated  ·  2689 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How bad is America's opioid epidemic?

Marijuana is illegal because it was a quick way to deport Mexicans in the Great Depression

Oh, and it was a way to crack down on Black Jazz Clubs

    “There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the U.S., and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others.”...“Reefer makes darkies think they’re as good as white men.”

When Nixon kicked off the modern war on drugs, it was in part to combat the Negroes and anti-war protesters

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