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Re:Legal Marijuana Is Almost Here, If Only Pot Farmers Were ... by yodsanklai on Sunday September 10, 2017 @04:12AM (#15211290)
> I wonder if all of our ancestors were potheads until weed was made illegal

I wonder too, but I believe not. Apparently cannabis has been used here and there at various point in history, but I didn't find mentions of widespread use or a pothead culture. It's surprising given how easy it is to grow and consume this plant. Maybe people at the time had other prerogatives or they had more fun with opium and alcohol?

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Re:Legal Marijuana Is Almost Here, If Only Pot Farmers Were ... by knowThySelfx on Sunday September 10, 2017 @04:25AM (#15211331)
> Maybe people at the time had other prerogatives or they had more fun with opium and alcohol?

Haha who knows. I guess a global cultural/and social change probably made people less "responsible". So this mandated a ban? Doesn't look so sound.

I guess there are some issues which most people don't wanna touch on. The constant demonisation made it a taboo. If some people feel there's some vested interest behind it, we don't have solid proof. But feelings/intuition doesn't need such proofs ;)

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