From: johnny@invalid.net   
      
   By Jon Brown   
   Published April 25, 2022   
      
   The Washington State Legislature recently passed a bill replacing the   
   word "marijuana" with "cannabis" in all state laws, citing the alleged   
   racist origins of the Spanish word.   
      
   "The term ‘marijuana’ itself is pejorative and racist," said Democratic   
   state Rep. Melanie Morgan claimed during 2021 testimony regarding House   
   Bill 1210, which she sponsored, according to local CBS affiliate KIRO 7.   
      
   "As recreational marijuana use became more popular, it was negatively   
   associated with Mexican immigrants," Morgan explained. "Even though it   
   seems simple because it’s just one word, the reality is we’re healing   
   the wrongs that were committed against Black and Brown people around   
   cannabis."   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/washington-legislature-strikes-   
   ord-marijuana-from-state-laws-alleging-racism   
      
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