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Re:How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is ... by yodsanklai on Sunday October 19, 2014 @07:55PM (#8480065)
> Cannabis prohibition, on the other hand, has historically been targeted explicitly at minorities

Cannabis (and pretty much every psychoactive drugs except alcohol) is prohibited in almost every countries in the world. Isn't it a bit simplistic to think that oppressing minorities was the only reason behind it?

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Re:How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is ... by wgato on Sunday October 19, 2014 @09:35PM (#8480345)
the extremes that the US has gone to force Jamaica to keep it illegal is disgusting
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