Re:Federal chokehold on marijuana stymies studies on epileps...
by wyoh on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @08:23PM
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That doesn't explain why it is banned in most countries around the world that didn't have Nixon nor blacks.
Re:Federal chokehold on marijuana stymies studies on epileps...
by erikpukinskis on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:47PM
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It’s an interesting point. I’d be interested to know the history of cannabis prohibition in Europe and Central America.
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Re:Federal chokehold on marijuana stymies studies on epileps...
by existencebox on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @11:32AM
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I don't feel like you gave the article due diligence; dislike of CNN aside, as you'd see that they are very open about the quote being contested (No surprise, given the sensitivity), but given the fact that Nixon contested pretty much all the things that we DO have on tape of him saying, (Some of which is in this exact vein, e.g. [1]) and that the end result of their policies WAS exactly as the quote describes, I find your disbelief somewhat surprising. (ESPECIALLY given Ehrlichman's role in watergate)
Nonwithstanding, I'm pretty sure the original source was via Dan Baum here [0], but given the preponderance of evidence towards an occams razor interpretation of Nixon's policy and the lack of any meaningful evidence to the contrary, it seems extremely reasonable to accept this as legitimate.
[0]http://www.antoniocasella.eu/archila/DanBaum_2016.pdf
[1]http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/20... “going after all these Jews. Just find one that is a Jew, will you.”
"We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did." (John Ehrlichman, Nixon's domestic policy chief)
In the interim, it became a wedge issue and via "tough on crime", an extension of certain party platforms, (also in that it has effectively become the status quo for some population segments) and I think persists largely as some combination of the above.
[0] https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-rich...