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minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink11•edit-25 months agoBefore that, it was a Mexican person drug, which is why it’s called marijuana to many people. It was a scare tactic. “These Mexicans smoke MARIJUANA!” And why I will only call it things like ‘cannabis’ and ‘weed.’
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoAnd you can generally tell how scary the speaker wants it to be by how gutturally they pronounce the “j.”
Before that, it was a Mexican person drug, which is why it’s called marijuana to many people. It was a scare tactic. “These Mexicans smoke MARIJUANA!” And why I will only call it things like ‘cannabis’ and ‘weed.’
And you can generally tell how scary the speaker wants it to be by how gutturally they pronounce the “j.”