What Was the Primary Reason Given for the Criminalization of Marijuana

question 3

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason given for the criminalization of marijuana possession in the 1920s?

• A)normative violation
• B)statistical rarity
• C)negative societal reaction
• D)harm
• E)harm and statistical rarity

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