“It’s no different than any other industry that bases their profits on addiction,”
The mass legalisation of cannabis has led to a mental health “time bomb” in the United States and scientists are warning that stronger strains are driving psychosis among young people.
Rules were relaxed a decade ago in the states of Washington and Colorado while voters in California chose to legalise recreational marijuana use in 2016. In total 47 states and Washington DC have softened their laws on cannabis in some form.
Supporters of these policies point to the billions of dollars in tax revenue state’s can make each year from regulating the drug, and argue that criminalising cannabis disproportionately harms black communities.
Related … Clear majorities of Black Americans favor marijuana legalization, easing of criminal penalties
A growing number of states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, and at the federal level, Congress is considering decriminalizing the drug and expunging past convictions for marijuana-related offenses.
The link to violence is being deliberately played down.
Fearless prediction: In 10 years professional victims will sue for reparations as marijuana legalization will be found to have disproportionately harmed blacks.
