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06-24-2020, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
What source refers to the term "marijuana" a slang word? The state of Florida officially calls it marijuana, and, the DEA has a long list of slang words for the drug, but marijuana is not on their list.
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But the term “marijuana,” given its history and the nature of prohibition, is downright nasty. Marijuana is what prohibition supporters called cannabis as they sought to demonize its use and criminalize its consumers.
What is marijuana?
According to H.L. Mencken there are no known examples of the use of this word prior to 1894. It became identified as the “devil’s weed” by early supporters of prohibition, and many Americans don’t know any other name for the cannabis plant.
The Spanish word “marijhuana” was adopted to reinforce the connection between the “devil’s weed” and Mexican immigrants who, allegedly, first introduced it to American society.
Being anti-marijuana was also a way to be anti-immigrant.
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