In 1937, the US started to prohibit sales of cannabis to the public with the use of propaganda films. After several tightenings of the law up to 3 strikes law, in 1996 the wave of illegalization started to unravel with medical marijuana in California. Shortly after, Colorado went to full legalization. What were the impacts of this prohibition experiment? Firstly, the product was not removed from sale, just businesses were prosecuted and jailed. In 2006, over 1.9 million people went to jail for selling marijuana. Whole generations trying to escape poverty ended up in prison for simple selling a plant.
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Posted by therealshawnshawn on 2017-12-18 20:41:56
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