▲ 166 ▼ What's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children) Yeah, I've had that same discussion even as an adult. It usually follows like this: "No, I mean addictive drugs" "Like tobacco?" "No, I mean psychoactive drugs" "Like Coffee?" "No, recreational drugs" "Like Alcohol?" I have never had someone give a description of why weed should be illegal but not tobacco. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago Because you can quite easily grow your own weed avoiding them sweet sweet tax money you're forced to pay when buying tobacco products. That's the only logical explanation I could craft and I've been thinking about the same question for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago no one ever told you? it was to fuck with leftists and racial minorities. the same reason for everything fun being illegal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago Because you can quite easily grow your own weed avoiding them sweet sweet tax money you're forced to pay when buying tobacco products. That's the only logical explanation I could craft and I've been thinking about the same question for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago no one ever told you? it was to fuck with leftists and racial minorities. the same reason for everything fun being illegal. permalink fedilink source parent