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@YadierKreulinks @ACLU_WA Easy to say if you're not one of the black folk getting arrested.

@YadierKreulinks @ACLU_WA I think it's important to note that #warondrugs arrived on heels of #civilrights victories of '60s.

@YadierKreulinks You said yourself #marijuana prohibition was "dumb innately." You don't think race had anything to do with it? @ACLU_WA

@YadierKreulinks You might want to check this out to get some US #marijuana prohibition history: http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Conviction-History-Prohibition-Lindesmith/dp/1891385062 … @ACLU_WA

@YadierKreulinks @ACLU_WA No, it doesn't. It raises the question of why the arrests are really happening.

@YadierKreulinks @ACLU_WA More accurately: because "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

@YadierKreulinks Tons less than black people, despite that more white people committing the "offenses." If you don't care about race ...

@YadierKreulinks ... then you don't actually care about why "marijuana" was made illegal in the U.S. in the first place.

@YadierKreulinks Probably because you're uncomfortable acknowledging the truth of racist origins of U.S. prohibition of "#marijuana."

@YadierKreulinks "We all know"? Really? Look, we're obviously on the same side. But please, separate your concerns re messaging from ...