1. CANNABIS & POLITICS
Six myths That Just Won’t Die by Matt Snyders
CALL THEM POLITRICKS--CANNAMYTHS IF YOU PREFER. Up until 75 years ago, cannabis
and politics had as much to do with one another as parsley does with racketeering. But since the
advent of marijuana prohibition in 1937, the dark art and the green herb have been inextricably
linked— much to the detriment to truth and common sense. With the 2012 election season
reaching its disinformation-cascading climax, we figured it was a good time to take a hard close
look at the most commonly repeated falsehoods pertaining to cannabis and politics. Some
originate from drug warriors, others from activists. Some you hear stated in explicit terms,
others are unstated assumptions. About the only thing these myths have in common is their
relentless ubiquity. By no means an exhaustive list, here are six of the most common.
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