Tag: prohibition

Here’s a visual primer with statistics on cannabis incarcerations rates by race. Click link for full-sized version.

Cannabis prohibition has an ugly, racist history (which you’ll know if you read my other posts about the history of cannabis). But don’t just take my word for it....

Myth #1: Drug misuse is the major source of violent crime. “Professor Paul Goldstein of the University of Illinois conducted a detailed study in which he and his team...

Click for part 1 and part 2 of this series. 1960s – 1980s: The Propaganda Continues  Gradually, public opinion began to diverge from the fear-based “War on Drugs” propaganda, even while...