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Psychological History of Marijuana: Part 2

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. — E.B. White Last week, we described the introduction of recreationally using marijuana in the United States, through the surge in Mexican immigration in 1910. Already, these immigrants were an outside group (an “outgroup”) to the U.S., and so…

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Psychological History of Marijuana: Part 1

Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error. — Benjamin Rush As someone who explicitly researches the psychology behind advocacy, I can confirm: widespread social change is hard to initiate. People become very comfortable with the status quo and how things are, the old adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” one of…