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B.C. municipal leaders vote to decriminalize marijuana
B.C. municipal leaders voted Wednesday for a resolution that calls for the decriminalization of marijuana.
Some experts say a prohibition on pot is a failed policy that has cost millions of dollars in police, court, jail and social costs.
But a leading criminologist and two police officers — from Canada and the U.S. — argue lifting the prohibition will have little effect on reducing organized crime or the black market in marijuana.
It might reduce the number of police officers though.
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Natural pain medication and fuel. Why was it illegal again?
@paul
At least in the US, it’s illegal because of Racism.
The historical term for it is cannabis. The term “marijuana” actually refers to the Mexican and Central American farm workers who would smoke it to relax after a day of hard work. It also started to gain popularity among urban blacks. Look at the legal penalties of cocaine vs crack, and you’ll see the same systemic racial bias is still in place.
Then there’s Hearst’s smear campaign against hemp, which actually didn’t start until a decade after the drug was illegal.