The Weeds’ weed episode
Explain It to Me
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The History of Marijuana in the United States
Cannabis has been inextricably linked to almost every facet of American culture. It was widely available as a medicine and pharmacies around the country. After the Mexican Revolution, when Mexicans started migrating to the U.S., politicians were trying to look for a way to vilify them. And so marijuana became this name that was sort of used to demonize the plant.
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