A tweet from Bill Murray

[FakeNoose]

9. I think it was originally racist

Back in the Prohibition Era it was assumed that most of the marijuana smokers were black people. So why not make it illegal? I know this is way oversimplifying, but it was seen back then as another way to cause difficulties for minorities. When the baby-boomers came along and popularized it, marijuana became an issue for white people also.

The funny thing is, I grew up in the Midwest where you could find cannabis growing wild in fields and along roadsides just about anywhere, if you knew what to look for. It really was a weed. But now it's a business.