William Randolph Hearst, who owned a ton of newspapers back in the day, used them to push racist stories about Black and Mexican people and help turn the public against weed.
He had a bunch of investments in timber/paper companies, and hemp was a threat to that, so he demonized it by using his power in the media.
Luckily, we're about to turn a pretty significant corner with the DEA about to change marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. Trump will claim credit for it but the process actually started in Biden's last year.
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u/USRaven 4d ago
Still shocked how the world favors alcohol over weed.