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.
“Jazz-cigarettes”
Sticky icky
Devil’s lettuce is my favoruite
That’s not racist, though, and this topic is about racist terms for cannabis.
Er, black devil’s lettuce?
Electric lettuce is not bad ether.
Mine has always been “The Whacky Tobacky”