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I was talking to a cannabis business owner I’ve known for a while and respect. The man, who is white, told me he refused to use the term “marijuana” because it’s racist. It was one of my first conversations on the cannabis beat, which I’ve been on for a month now. And my mind was bursting with questions. Should I be offended by the word marijuana??!! This Chicana journalist … [Read more...] about Why some people believe ‘marijuana’ is a racist word, and why it doesn’t offend me