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Originally Posted by flirt5721
People have a very bad view on weed because they don't understand it.
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As with every topic, people on both sides of the issue claim they know THE FACTS and claim people on the other side of the issue don't understand.
The truth is there are people on both sides of the issue who understand and who don't understand. There is weak "data" supporting both sides of the issue. There are dramatized and exaggerated "facts" on both sides of the issue.
With that in mind, (since the decriminalization proponents are having their "hooray" moment) the average person who is pro-decriminalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use doesn't know shit. They haven't learned much beyond their personal experience and opinion. If (big if) they read anything on the topic, they choose sources that support their strong opinion. They receive support for their strong opinion because they are surrounded by people who share the sentiment. That's the same as the average criminalization proponent. Point being, I'm just tired of the voices for marijuana being presented as well-informed saviors when it is usually not that deep.
This fabricated and exaggerated voice is a result of socioeconomic and racial divisions. Those voices would've been silenced years ago if it wasn't majority white people being allowed to preach about this. Notice the decriminalization for reducing sentencing particularly for young Black men is only voiced when it is convenient for the larger cause; whereas there are legal and criminal justice experts who have struggled to get this subject at the forefront for years, many of whom are ignored until they find a white expert to give the battle more credence. So,yeah, this is about much more than marijuana.