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Originally Posted by joeydb
Not well informed? Tell me - what was the reason that marijuana was outlawed in the first place?
You're correct in it being a naturally occurring crop, so it must have been legal at one time. What was discovered about the side effects or the behavior brought about that made the government outlaw it, instead of just taxing the hell out of it like tobacco?
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propaganda.
you should look into, Emporer wears no clothes, by Jack Herer.
and the tobacco industry is a big reason the drug is still illegal.