Kansas Republican lawmaker says black people can’t handle marijuana because of ‘their genetics’

Soopairik said:

Keep in mind this lawmaker was elected through a vote. Which makes it even worse, meaning people support him.

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beefheart said:

In this day and age, there are lots of people that just choose to be ignorant.

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Indian Giver said:

I think that in the sound and fury from liberals over this statement that a couple key questions are being lost.

(1) Can blacks handle marijuana?

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If the answer is no then we need to ask

(2) Could genetics be a possible reason?

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spud_meister said:

I'm yet to see any evidence for that either. It's only an assertion I've ever heard from people pushing unscientific or racist bull****.

However, I found some circumstantial evidence that African-Americans would be more efficient at processing THC than Anglos:
Urinary Cannabinoid Disposition in Occasional and Frequent Smokers: Is THC-Glucuronide in Sequential Urine Samples a Marker of Recent Use in Frequent Smokers? | Clinical Chemistry

THC is metabolized to 11-OH-THC through CYP2C9 (29). Compared to African-Americans, white Americans have higher frequencies of CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 variant alleles, which exhibit decreased activity compared to the wild-type CYP2C9*1

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How your genes affect your cannabis high: The case of CYP2C9

There is a specific polymorphism that has significance for drug metabolism called CYP2C9*3. The CYP2C9*3 variant has significantly decreased enzyme activity.

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Indian Giver said:

New Hampshire voted for Hillary.

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