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Reefer Legalization “Not Good” for Revolution, Says New York Lawmaker

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford

21 Jun 2021

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Margaret Kimberley · Reefer Legalization “Not Good” for Revolution, Says New York Lawmaker

Although he’s glad recently passed marijuana legislation will halt arrests for possession and expunge criminal records, NY State Assemblyman and former Black Panther Charles Barron says, “I just don’t see how the recreational use of marijuana is good for revolution.” Barron predicts we will soon see “an alcohol store on one corner, a cannabis store on the next corner, a murder burger store on another corner, and a funeral home on the fourth corner.”

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