mind 1's video: The Real Reason Weed is Illegal in America - Urban Myths

According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, cannabis or marijuana is a Schedule I drug, ranking it among the most dangerous. How can that be the case when within the same country, marijuana on a state-level is legal for medical and recreational use in numerous places? To answer that question, we must first ask - why is cannabis even illegal? Long story short - racism. Lets take a closer look at reefer madness and the racist history of cannabis in America. Urban Myths is an informational YouTube series that tackles urban legends, folk lore, fake news and things of that nature. If you enjoy our content, be sure to hit those like and subscribe buttons! Share our videos on reddit and social media if you really want to help us out. Thanks for watching! ++++++ MUSIC: ++++++ + "The UFO Files" - http://www.purple-planet.com + "Subtle Betrayal" by SYBS + "Man" by Rondo Brothers + "Philly Crew" by Danny Kean/Doug Maxwell + "Fresh Fallen Snow" & "Bleeker Street Blues" by Chris Haugen + "Can't Sleep" by Eveningland + "Diskofunque" by Francis Preeve + "Prelude No. 15 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/" ++++++++ SOURCES: ++++++++ https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/ds.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/31/opinion/failed-war-on-drugs.html http://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/drug-war-statistics http://www.drugpolicy.org/press-release/2016/03/top-adviser-richard-nixon-admitted-war-drugs-was-policy-tool-go-after-anti http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/how-did-marijuana-become-illegal-first-place https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/08/reefer-madness/303476/ https://www.history.com/news/why-the-u-s-made-marijuana-illegal http://origins.osu.edu/article/illegalization-marijuana-brief-history https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/four-decades-counting-continued-failure-war-drugs https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4401 https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ ++++++++ THANKS: ++++++++ http://www.youtube.com/user/DepockVlogs http://www.pixabay.com ++++++++++++++++++++++ THANKS FOR WATCHING!!! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ++++++++++++++++++++++