Washington State Banned the Word ‘Marijuana’ from State Laws Citing Racism
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Washington state will prohibit the use of the world "marijuana" in official law over concerns that it is racist. Indeed, the state legislature recently passed a bill banning the word and Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee signed it into law, effective in June, Just the News reports.
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It must be nice to live in a state that has solved all its critical problems and has now banned the word “marijuana.” Seriously, they did. But not the drug. They certainly wouldn’t d...
The Washington State Legislature recently passed a bill replacing the word “marijuana” with “cannabis” in all state laws, citing the alleged racist origins of the Spanish word.
Washington state will prohibit the use of the world "marijuana" in official law over concerns that it is racist. Indeed, the state legislature recently passed a bill banning the word and Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee signed it into law, effective in June, Just the News reports.
