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No-Setting9690 t1_jbkyo8u wrote

One of the main reasons alcohol prohibition was reversed. Time to do same for cannabis.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jbl0x1t wrote

We should have a Wickersham Commission redux to really show how ineffective cannabis prohibition is and how it's lead to a rise in crime.

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wallacehacks t1_jbl1lac wrote

The people who are still against marijuana legalization don't care about the facts at this point unfortunately. No amount of science is going to convince them. We just have to tell them they are wrong, we are legalizing it, we are expunging the records of the people who were prosecuted, and they have to fucking deal with it.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jbl21n7 wrote

Having Commission reports at least looks good for you in the history books. I'm sure in the day, they knew the Wickersham Report wasn't needed to show prohibition wasn't working, but nowadays it's good to see the evidence.

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pwnedkiller t1_jblywly wrote

I tell you it’s those damn man woman show things and THE MARIJUANA!!!!!!!

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dratseb t1_jblxiq7 wrote

Apparently there were a bunch of studies that proved Piracy actually increases video game sales, but the media only references the parts of the study on music and movies.

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commanderfish t1_jblyoks wrote

Well and the rampant crime funded by bootleg liquor

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No-Setting9690 t1_jbo3zd5 wrote

See that was it. Gov't was broke, they lost the revenue from the taxes on liquor. The mobsters were the ones taking in their revenue from all the speakeasies by supplying the alcohol. Haha, haven't used that word in like 25 years.

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