Tag: Racist Drug Laws
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Reading Between The Lines Of Global Cannabis Policies: An Historical Perspective
Originally quoted and accessed August 2 2020 at 1:37 pm at https://wp.wwu.edu/kaplanlab/2019/12/13/reading-between-the-lines-of-global-cannabis-policies-an-historical-perspective/ Reading Between The Lines Of Global Cannabis Policies: An Historical Perspective In 1971, Congress created the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, now called the Schaffer Commission. A reluctant President Richard Nixon appointed 13 members to the group that consisted of senators,…
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Iowa Sends Black Man To Prison For Five Years For Marijuana Possession
Marijuana was made illegal for racist reasons. This is well established history. Today, the oppression of people of color continues with a little known law on the books in Iowa’s systemically racist drug war, as a 26 year old black man is robbed of five years of his life for possessing a god given medicinal…
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