Relatively few of the 600,000 will serve extended prison sentences for marijuana-related offenses, but having a past conviction can still block access to housing, student loans and employment. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, between 20, African Americans were arrested for marijuana possession at almost four times the rate of whites. Statistics show different races use marijuana at roughly the same rate, but racial minorities are far more likely to face punishment. The vast majority of those pot arrests were for low-level possession – and disproportionately affected minorities. In 2016, there were almost 600,000 US marijuana arrests, more than for all violent crimes combined. After legalization in Colorado, arrests of black and Latino juveniles for illegal possession increased.
But while companies build out multi-million dollar grow houses and edibles factories, huge numbers of people continue to face serious consequences for possessing negligible quantities. In the last few years, the US state marijuana legalization experiments have grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Sailors brought it from Brazil and the Caribbean when they docked in New Orleans, where black jazz musicians adopted it. Mexican laborers and soldiers carried it into the American south-west.
The practice of smoking it arrived in the US from the south during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. According to the book Cannabis: A History by Martin Booth, it may derive from an Aztec language or soldiers’ slang for “brothel” – Maria y Juana. The word “marijuana” comes from Mexico, but its exact origins remain unknown. It’s clear why a business like Harborside would prefer the more scientific word for branding purposes, but does that mean everyone should follow along? This stigma has played a big part in stymying cannabis legalization efforts throughout the US.” Harborside, which is among the oldest and largest dispensaries in California, says on its website: “‘Marijuana’ has come to be associated with the idea that cannabis is a dangerous and addictive intoxicant, not a holistic, herbal medicine. At a time of intense interest in past injustices, some say “marijuana” is a racist word that should fall out of use.
Today “cannabis” and “marijuana” are terms used more or less interchangeably in the industry, but a vocal contingent prefers the less historically fraught “cannabis”.
This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others.” Their Satanic music, jazz and swing result from marijuana use. Harry Anslinger, the bureaucrat who led the prohibition effort, is credited as saying back then: “There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers.
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