Quote Originally Posted by Dr.Hashman
GotWake88, I agree with you on that. I like to say Cannabis or Marijuana, saying weed, dope, or grass seems to deface the thing that is Cannabis.
'Marijuana' is the government's slang. They succeeded in criminalizing it, partially because they called it by a colloquial term for 'lazy, jobless mexican'; and Mexican immigrants were looked down on at the time by many Americans.