It has been called reefer, Mary Jane, dope, bud, weed, grass, but its correct name is cannabis. There are three distinct species of cannabis: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. Marijuana is one of the most debated and controversial drugs. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America. Marijuana was not nationally banned until the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was blindly passed. The passage of this bill was done with the congressman …showed first 75 words of 3190 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3190 total…it would no longer be a crime to be in possession of small amounts of marijuana, one of the main causes of having a high minority incarceration rate. Marijuana use was deemed a crime out of ignorance and racial prejudice. The Marijuana Act of 1937 was passed through Congress by misinforming and blatantly lying to make marijuana, which at the time was relatively unknown, a bad and malicious name and associated with the depths of society.