“Very commonly substances are criminalized because they're associated with what's called the dangerous classes, you know, poor people, or working people.”

— Noam Chomsky

Quotes 1990s, 1995-1999 <br class="br">Context: Very commonly substances are criminalized because they're associated with what's called the dangerous classes, you know, poor people, or working people.… Actually, the peak of marijuana use was as I said, in the seventies, but that was rich kids, so you don't throw them in jail. And then it got seriously criminalized, you know, you really throw people in jail for it, when it was poor people.<br><br>Dialogue with trade unionists, February 2, 1999 http://zpedia.org/Chomsky_on_pot

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