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To: Mama Bear who wrote (35059)11/8/2000 10:49:39 AM
From: KeepItSimple  Respond to of 436258
 
>One significant reason for making it illegal was because it caused Negro
>men to rape white women.

I remember seeing a government film about the dangers of marijuana.. it featured unsavory looking mexicans lighting up and going crazy, and whenever the film narrator said the word 'Marijuana' he pronounced it with a ridiculous latin accent.



To: Mama Bear who wrote (35059)11/8/2000 10:55:25 AM
From: IceShark  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 436258
 
Re: cocaine in Coke. While that is true, I don't think it started out intentionally, like the patent medicines of the time, laudanum (opium) comes to mind. As I recall from an economics class, Coke was a perfect example of how a worthless by-product could find unexpected and profitable uses. It was from some production process I forget, now.


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