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== La marihuana en el mundo moderno ==
== La marihuana en el mundo moderno ==


The rapid increase in the use of marijuana in America is one of the most perplexing phenomena of our times. In the early history of the nation, while the hemp plant was widely cultivated for the production of fiber, it seems to have been rarely used as an intoxicant. However, in the 1910s and 1920s a large influx of Mexican laborers introduced marijuana use to the nation, and it became widely used by black and Mexican workers in Texas and Louisiana.   
El rápido aumento del consumo de marihuana en Estados Unidos es uno de los fenómenos más desconcertantes de nuestro tiempo. En la historia temprana de la nación, la planta de cáñamo se cultivaba ampliamente para la producción de fibra, parece que rara vez se usaba como droga. Sin embargo, en las décadas de 1910 y 1920, una gran afluencia de trabajadores mexicanos introdujo el consumo de marihuana en la nación, y su consumo se popularizó entre los trabajadores negros y mexicanos en Texas y Luisiana.   


The use of the drug was taken up by jazz musicians, who believed that intoxication from the “reefers” made their music sound “more imaginative and unique.”<ref>Ernest L. Abel, ''Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years'' (New York: Plenum Pub Corp., 1980), ch. 12.</ref> Marijuana was introduced to a wider segment of the population as jazz and jazz musicians moved up the Mississippi River to the major northern cities.
The use of the drug was taken up by jazz musicians, who believed that intoxication from the “reefers” made their music sound “more imaginative and unique.”<ref>Ernest L. Abel, ''Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years'' (New York: Plenum Pub Corp., 1980), ch. 12.</ref> Marijuana was introduced to a wider segment of the population as jazz and jazz musicians moved up the Mississippi River to the major northern cities.
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