From the N-Word to Blackface, the Cannabis Industry Grapples with Overt Racism

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By Cara WietstockJun 26, 2020, 12:43 pm283 pts
For anyone who still doesn’t know, the prohibition of cannabis was a racist policy enacted to control Black and Brown communities. The “war on drugs” was set in full swing by the Nixon Administration in the 1970s, but its resulting trauma continues to be felt today. Nixon activated the American judicial…

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