Quote Originally Posted by graph
Oh, I know why it's bad.

The year after a device that would make hemp more easily processed for use in clothing and other such goods (think cotton gin), marijuana is declared illegal. And who was smoking this "demon weed"? It came from the spicks, and smoked by the blacks. Therefore it MUST be illegal.

By the way, I wasn't trying to be racist, I was calling the people who criminalized marijuana racist, which they were.
Actually Dupont had a big play in making it illegal as well. During the early 20th century most ships were using rope made from cannabis. Dupont was recently releasing their synthetic ropes and due to the expense of it they were loosing business. So they figured by making cannabis illegal, it'll shoot up the price of hemp and give them a chance to sell their synthetic robe to boat owners.

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