Marijuana, is the slang term used to depict cannabis as an evil
drug. Marijuana was referred to as the assassin of youth, the weed with roots in hell, & as hellish as heroin by Americas first
drug czar Harry J. Anslinger. As racial slang should not be acceptable in our political documents, stereotypical slang should not be accepted in our political documents.
Send a message to our senators, representatives, & presadent with this petition to repeal & abolish all city, state, & federal marijuana laws!
We the undersigned,
Feel that the term marijuana, is a slang term used to depict cannabis as an evil drug like substance. Cannabis is an annual, dioecious, flowering herb with many medical, nutritional, social, religious, & industrial uses. Slang terms should not be acceptable in our political texts. That being so, the only acceptable thing to do is abolish all city, state, & federal marijuana laws!
The first known appearance of a form of the word in English is in Hubert Howe Bancroft's 1873 The Native Races of the Pacific states of North America. Through the early 20th century, however, both the drug and the plant were more commonly known as "cannabis" or "hemp". Marihuana's currency in American English increased dramatically in the 1930s, when it was preferred as an exotic-sounding alternative name during the debates of the substances legality. Promoted by opponents of cannabis, who wanted to stigmatize it with a "foreign-sounding name." Marijuana was referred to as an assassin of youth, weed with roots in hell, & as hellish as heroin by Americas first drug czar Harry J. Anslinger. He used racist claims with his accusations & campaigned the nation to seek federal control.
Cannabis (Can-na-bis) is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. Humans have been experimenting with cannabis spiritually and medicinally since at least the 3rd millennium BC. Henry Ford built & fueled a car with cannabis. Cannabis can be used for foods, fuels, fabrics, & more.
As racial slang should not be acceptable in our political documents! Stereotypical slang should not be accepted in our political documents. Send a message to your representatives sign this petition to repeal & abolish all city, state, & federal Marijuana Laws!
