Why was weed made illegal?

Answer 1

Marijuana became illegal for two major reasons.

1. The Cannabis plant also contained hemp. Hemp had the potential to be an alternative energy source, fabric source, and could basically be made into everything. This means it could take over all the corporations, and shut down those corporations.

2. Marijuana was known as the "Black and Mexican plant" because those were the people that primarily smoked the plant. In those days (1937), whites were not too fond of those people, and decided that the plant was bad.

Not many people knew about marijuana when it became illegal, and then Nixon decided to create the "War on Drugs" which made the issue so much worse. This literally created war between the citizens who enjoyed the plant, and the men of the law. Now it is the number one cash crop in the united states, and more people are smoking it than tobacco. It is also the #1 reason why people are getting arrested.

I hope I answered your question.

Answer 2

Weed was made illegal in the United States primarily due to political and racial factors in the early 20th century. Influential figures promoted anti-marijuana campaigns to target minority groups, associating the drug with criminal behavior and violence. This led to the passage of strict anti-marijuana laws.