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| Feb 9, 2016 at 16:15 | comment | added | James | Marijuana was more popular in Mexico than in the US in the early 1900's. Basic fear led to its ban in Mexico as seen by this NYT article from 1925. query.nytimes.com/gst/… "MEXICO BANS MARIHUANA.; To Stamp Out Drug Plant Which Crazes Its Addicts." Mexican immigration, the Great Depression, some racism, and Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) eventually led to its ban in the US Wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… | |
| Dec 26, 2013 at 20:42 | comment | added | Christian | The fact that mexico forbid it in 1925 doesn't tell us much about the US politics in the 1930's. If you want to make that argument than at least explain how the circumstances that led to Mexico banning it in 1925 didn't exist in the US 1925 but did exist in 1937. | |
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| Dec 26, 2013 at 20:09 | history | answered | James | CC BY-SA 3.0 |