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Tuned in to #PharmFest panel right now, "Decolonizing Drugs from the South."
First presenter: Thembisa Waetjen, : “Apartheid’s War on Cannabis.”
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First presenter: Thembisa Waetjen, : “Apartheid’s War on Cannabis.”
You can join us here: uwmadison.webex.com/uwmadison/j.ph…
Interesting parallels between marijuana prohibition and demonization in Apartheid SA and US - painting its use as something that would radicalize young white users ( who should support the military) and make their brains "spongey."
Marijuana policing increased dramatically after apartheid implementation and election of their party. It was clearly a prioritized domain of policing and social control. Despite crackdowns, people continued to use and engage with markets.
