Cannabis all starters in Mexico, where it was a country known for “drug pushers” which in the modern world is seen as the black man on the corner loudly saying “dimes on the diesel” or “loud, loud, loud”. This is what Michelle Alexander was talking about in her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. “A black man was on his knee in the gutter, hands cuffed behind his back, as several police officers stood around him talking, joking, and ignoring his human existence”. Alexander stated in this quote “a black man” which has been by far the worst modern perception of cannabis when referring to the racial aspect. In the city of Baltimore, the setting looks like a lot of black men on every corner or a police officer …show more content…
In the DARE reading, it states “Controversy also rages over marijuana’s fiercely by proponents and detractors, respectively. One fact remains indisputable: Marijuana is the most abused illegal drug in the world” This where the perception comes into questioning when the question is asked, “Is Marijuana more so used for medical usage or recreational usage in the modern world?” There are very few states who legalized recreational marijuana/ decriminalized marijuana which are Alaska, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, DC, and Washington State. The perception of states that legalized Marijuana is that they have a lot of violence, because of the opportunity to use Marijuana without strict laws against it. DARE states that “Marijuana defies easy classification as a drug. It is described as a psychogenic (a cannabinoid), a narcotic (although it does not contain opium), and a hallucinogen (the government's designation)... Opinion is further divided on whether the drug is a stimulant or a depressant.” A psychogenic is when the drug helps with mental or emotional stress (medical/recreational). A narcotic is when the drug affects your behavior or mood and is used for nonmedical purposes