Back as late as ‘15, cannabis was illegal in large portions of the US, if not all of it. People, predominantly Black people, would be given heavy multi-decade sentences for distribution of illegal drugs. Since then, cannabis has become legalized in certain states, and yet those people are not free.
When the weed shop looks like an Apple Store, but the people previously vending weed are in prison still, that’s a problem.
Yes, but selling drugs is not cool, even when there are legal institutions that are allowed to do it. You can also get amphetamines and opioids as real medication.
Selling it? How is that wild?
Back as late as ‘15, cannabis was illegal in large portions of the US, if not all of it. People, predominantly Black people, would be given heavy multi-decade sentences for distribution of illegal drugs. Since then, cannabis has become legalized in certain states, and yet those people are not free.
When the weed shop looks like an Apple Store, but the people previously vending weed are in prison still, that’s a problem.
Also many cannabis capitalists are…the cops and judges who recently put black homegrowers behind bars.
Federal vs state? Really shit that our country has like 85% non-violent prisoners, almost all are drug users.
Because billboards are giant adverts offering to sell it
Yes, but selling drugs is not cool, even when there are legal institutions that are allowed to do it. You can also get amphetamines and opioids as real medication.
So long as it’s being used in a responsible fashion and not being given to minors: why do you give even a single fuck?
Once again, I’d like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs.
For your information, I’d like to mention that I actually joined the war on drugs. On the side of drugs of course
Hell yeah. A fellow vet.
I’m gonna need a source for that /s
Get rid of the /s. All the bud tenders at my dispensary are deffo cool.
Did you read the full sentence?