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Cannabis

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7. I seem to remember reading somewhere that during the effort to criminalize it

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 03:03 PM

Sep 2016

back in the 30's, the powers that be gave cannabis the name 'marijuana', in order to give it a whiff of sinister exoticism.

Any truth to that story?

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One of my R friends was just talking about Mj yesterday ffr Sep 2016 #1

If it wasn't for Mary Jane Faux pas Sep 2016 #2

Due to a painful condition I have safeinOhio Sep 2016 #4

Good for you safeinOhio! Faux pas Sep 2016 #6

Some gateway drug! pscot Sep 2016 #3

Greed and Racism SCVDem Sep 2016 #5