Another article I read, titled, "When Booze Was Banned But Pot Was Not" talks about how the Prohibition period did not successfully ban alcohol in our society. The same issue arises when discussing the legalization of marijuana. Because it is banned, more people are inclined to use it, as the sense of rebellion acts as a drive for breaking the law. From a political perspective, the question of how Prohibition could have been passed when there was so much alcohol around anyway. When there's that much of something existing, it almost makes no sense to make it illegal. Culturally, marijuana is so common and accepted by society, just not the law. This means that our political laws completely go against our culture because of the fact that pot is so common and accepted. This is a clear example of how the political approach conflicts with the cultural studies approach.
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