Throughout the 19th century, news reports and medical journal articles almost always use the plant’s formal name, cannabis. Numerous accounts say that “marijuana” came into popular usage in the U.S. in the early 20th century because anti-cannabis factions wanted to underscore the drug’s “Mexican-ness.” It was meant to play off of anti-immigrant sentiments.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I feel like pretty much all of those have negative connotations as slang, more than cannabis, which is just the scientific name.

    Edit: Although weed is pretty accurate. Trying to get it to stop growing is a problem in the right climate.