{"id":1452220,"date":"2022-04-24T21:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T01:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452220"},"modified":"2022-04-24T21:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T01:44:41","slug":"citing-racism-washington-state-bans-the-word-marijuana-from-all-state-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-racism-washington-state-bans-the-word-marijuana-from-all-state-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing Racism, Washington State Bans The Word \u2018Marijuana\u2019 From All State Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fciting-racism-washington-state-bans-the-word-marijuana-from-all-state-laws%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452220&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-52.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democrats in Washington state are cracking down on marijuana \u2014 not the actual drug, the word itself.<\/p>\n<p>The Evergreen State legislature recently passed a bill banning the word \u201cmarijuana\u201d from official state law and documents over concerns that it is \u201cracist.\u201d At the same time, to help increase diversity in the cannabis business, a taxpayer-funded task force has been spending the last two years focusing on helping minorities in Washington state break into the marijuana business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe term \u2018marijuana\u2019 itself is pejorative and racist,\u201d Washington state Representative Melanie Morgan (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/lawmakers-strike-word-marijuana-all-state-laws-calling-term-racist\/MJOQZ7OCK5CUDLBA2H53CYOJXE\/\">said<\/a> during testimony regarding the piece of legislation officially known as House Bill 1210, which she also sponsored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 fGsjno body-paragraph\">\u201cAs recreational marijuana use became more popular, it was negatively associated with Mexican immigrants,\u201d Morgan added. \u201cEven though it seems simple because it\u2019s just one word, the reality is we\u2019re healing the wrongs that were committed against Black and Brown people around cannabis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Governor Jay Inslee signed the bill into law in March and it will go into effect in June.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan also cited that Harry Anslinger, \u201cthe first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (which later became the Drug Enforcement Administration) played a big role in the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, which banned selling or possessing weed,\u201d KRO 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/lawmakers-strike-word-marijuana-all-state-laws-calling-term-racist\/MJOQZ7OCK5CUDLBA2H53CYOJXE\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was \u2026 Anslinger that said and I quote, \u2018Marijuana is the most violent causing drug in the history of mankind. And most marijuana users are Negroes, Hispanic, Caribbean, and entertainers. Their satanic music, jazz, and swing result from marijuana usage,&#8217;\u201d Morgan stated during her testimony.<\/p>\n<p>KRO 7 also reported that Joy Hollingsworth, owner of the family business Hollingsworth Cannabis Company, was appreciative of Morgan and her efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was the one who educated us on the term and how it was derogatory and we shouldn\u2019t use it anymore,\u201d Hollingsworth told the media outlet. \u201cWe have a lot of people, especially in the Black community that went to prison over cannabis for years. That were locked up, separated from their nuclear family, which is huge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really painful for people to hear that word and it triggers them,\u201d Hollingsworth said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hollingsworth, there is still a greater need for diversity in Washington state\u2019s cannabis industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll take any win right? But we don\u2019t want to get caught up on the performative equity piece where we\u2019re just talking about words and not actual legislation and policy,\u201d Hollingsworth said.<\/p>\n<p>Hollingsworth suggested that taxes from pot sales in the state be redistributed to minority communities who have been disadvantaged under the state\u2019s previous law which penalized marijuana dealers and drug users.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by KRO 7, the state\u2019s \u201cWashington Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis\u201d is intent on helping minorities have more representation in the marijuana business.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in 2021, the state\u2019s governor signed a law that makes it so that individuals applying for cannabis licenses who \u201chave prior convictions for marijuana-related crimes, or who live in areas defined as \u2018disproportionately impacted,\u201d can \u201cnow qualify for grant funding and expert advice to help them get started in the business,\u201d NBC King 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/news\/politics\/state-politics\/washington-state-law-to-help-minorities-people-of-color-marijuana-business\/281-8c6845c0-7ada-4965-8003-e0d0efa14b5d\">reported<\/a> in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a down payment on what the state of Washington owes its Black residents,\u201d Paula Sardinas, co-chair of the task force, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/news\/politics\/state-politics\/washington-state-law-to-help-minorities-people-of-color-marijuana-business\/281-8c6845c0-7ada-4965-8003-e0d0efa14b5d\">said<\/a> at the time. \u201cWe\u2019re doing things to make those wrongs, right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgan had previously blamed the lack of diversity in the marijuana industry on \u201cracism\u201d as well.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b>There are so many levels of racism in the white supremacist culture that is a part of our system that stops us,\u201d Morgan <a href=\"https:\/\/potguide.com\/blog\/article\/melanie-morgan-social-equity\/\">told<\/a> potguide.com in January.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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