Why is weed illegal?
There are several reasons why weed was made illegal. First of all Marijuana is a mind altering drug that causes impairment. Other reason; greed, racism, hatred of jazz, but mostly Harry J. Anslinger. He was the first head of the Bureau of Narcotics and his friend William Randolf Hearst had massive timber holdings, and they did not want hemp paper overtaking paper made from wood pulp.
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Marijuana is illegal because it is perceived as addictive, and it has been historically linked with narcotics, such as heroin.
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Marijuana first became illegal through a voting process by the public who were fed misleading information. More?
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Marijuana is illegal because it's considered addictive and has led to people doing harder drugs. ChaCha again!
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Because marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug on the basis that is has a high potential for abuse.
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The Controlled Substances Act of 1970, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug because it has "a high potential for abuse."
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In the '30s, immigrants brought the idea of smoking weed. By making it illegal, we could deport them.
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Marijuana became illegal in 1937. At the time Marijuana was seen as dangerous & used mainly by Mexicans.
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