https://marco.org/2008/04/15/why-is-marijuana-illegal-in-twenty-words-or-less
Why is marijuana illegal? In twenty words or less: “Reefer makes darkies think they’re as good as white men.” Those were the words of the guy who outlawed it.“[1] The current situation, in nineteen words: Marijuana is illegal so that we can arrest poor people for no good reason. Marijuana is harmless. The end.
— Marijuana - Everything Shii Knows (via poortaste). The last thing we need is a reason to imprison more people.