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Weed

Poll: Should weed be legal like cigarettes and alcohol?
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RE: Weed
February 24, 2012 at 11:30 am (This post was last modified: February 24, 2012 at 11:32 am by Faith No More.)
Weed is illegal because when it started to become popular cotton was a huge cash crop. Hemp threatened to put a huge damper on the cotton business, therefore the cotton barons spent their money and influence making the whole plant illegal. It had nothing to do with weed's psychoactive effects and everything to do with money.

EDIT: I don't have time right now to look for sources, but I have seen this metioned several times in various descriptions of marijuana's history. will source later.
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Weed - by Napoléon - February 24, 2012 at 11:27 am
RE: Weed - by Nine - February 24, 2012 at 11:30 am
RE: Weed - by Faith No More - February 24, 2012 at 11:30 am
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 24, 2012 at 11:31 am
RE: Weed - by thesummerqueen - February 24, 2012 at 11:32 am
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 24, 2012 at 11:33 am
RE: Weed - by Violet - February 24, 2012 at 11:45 am
RE: Weed - by Tiberius - February 24, 2012 at 12:11 pm
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 24, 2012 at 12:18 pm
RE: Weed - by Violet - February 24, 2012 at 12:20 pm
RE: Weed - by thesummerqueen - February 24, 2012 at 12:21 pm
RE: Weed - by Tiberius - February 24, 2012 at 12:21 pm
RE: Weed - by thesummerqueen - February 24, 2012 at 12:23 pm
RE: Weed - by Tiberius - February 24, 2012 at 12:39 pm
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 24, 2012 at 12:56 pm
RE: Weed - by Tiberius - February 24, 2012 at 1:10 pm
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 24, 2012 at 2:04 pm
RE: Weed - by Chuff - February 24, 2012 at 1:13 pm
RE: Weed - by Nine - February 24, 2012 at 1:21 pm
RE: Weed - by Faith No More - February 24, 2012 at 1:36 pm
RE: Weed - by Chuff - February 24, 2012 at 1:36 pm
RE: Weed - by Nine - February 24, 2012 at 1:40 pm
RE: Weed - by Violet - February 24, 2012 at 3:04 pm
RE: Weed - by Nine - February 24, 2012 at 3:07 pm
RE: Weed - by Chuff - February 24, 2012 at 1:47 pm
RE: Weed - by Nine - February 24, 2012 at 1:49 pm
RE: Weed - by Doubting Thomas - February 24, 2012 at 3:52 pm
RE: Weed - by downbeatplumb - February 24, 2012 at 3:58 pm
RE: Weed - by Erinome - February 24, 2012 at 4:09 pm
RE: Weed - by MrSkeptic - February 24, 2012 at 6:40 pm
RE: Weed - by Autumnlicious - February 24, 2012 at 9:49 pm
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 25, 2012 at 9:27 am
RE: Weed - by MrSkeptic - February 24, 2012 at 10:12 pm
RE: Weed - by Tiberius - February 25, 2012 at 4:38 am
RE: Weed - by Jackalope - February 25, 2012 at 3:22 pm
RE: Weed - by Faith No More - February 25, 2012 at 8:42 am
RE: Weed - by MrSkeptic - February 25, 2012 at 3:12 pm
RE: Weed - by thebigfudge - February 25, 2012 at 8:43 am
RE: Weed - by Faith No More - February 25, 2012 at 8:47 am
RE: Weed - by thebigfudge - February 25, 2012 at 8:59 am
RE: Weed - by Erinome - February 25, 2012 at 9:19 am
RE: Weed - by Faith No More - February 25, 2012 at 9:01 am
RE: Weed - by thesummerqueen - February 25, 2012 at 9:17 am
RE: Weed - by thebigfudge - February 25, 2012 at 9:31 am
RE: Weed - by thesummerqueen - February 25, 2012 at 9:20 am
RE: Weed - by Erinome - February 25, 2012 at 9:30 am
RE: Weed - by Tiberius - February 25, 2012 at 9:30 am
RE: Weed - by Erinome - February 25, 2012 at 9:49 am
RE: Weed - by thesummerqueen - February 25, 2012 at 9:42 am
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 25, 2012 at 12:10 pm
RE: Weed - by The Grand Nudger - February 25, 2012 at 12:16 pm
RE: Weed - by MrSkeptic - February 25, 2012 at 3:33 pm
RE: Weed - by Erinome - February 25, 2012 at 3:34 pm
RE: Weed - by MrSkeptic - February 25, 2012 at 3:57 pm
RE: Weed - by leo-rcc - February 25, 2012 at 3:46 pm
RE: Weed - by Faith No More - February 25, 2012 at 4:01 pm
RE: Weed - by Autumnlicious - February 25, 2012 at 9:35 pm
RE: Weed - by fr0d0 - February 26, 2012 at 5:02 am
RE: Weed - by Napoléon - February 26, 2012 at 9:53 am
RE: Weed - by Nine - February 26, 2012 at 10:06 am
RE: Weed - by The Grand Nudger - February 26, 2012 at 11:31 am
RE: Weed - by thesummerqueen - February 26, 2012 at 2:38 pm
RE: Weed - by Rhizomorph13 - February 26, 2012 at 5:00 pm
RE: Weed - by The Grand Nudger - February 26, 2012 at 6:10 pm
RE: Weed - by Tiberius - February 26, 2012 at 6:35 pm



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