• Xerxos@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    The classification of cannabis changed to incarnate more black people. It’s a historical fact and it’s sad that many people don’t know that.

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      I believe originally, it was used to incarcerate Latin Americans, hence the naming of “Marihuana” and later, “Marijuana” to make it sound more Spanish.