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Rapper Killer Mike Suggests Giving Black People Control Over Marijuana Industry As A Form Of Reparations

In a discussion about reparations on the HBO show Real Time With Bill Maher at the start of Black History Month on Friday, rapper Killer Mike suggested that Black people could be given control over America’s marijuana industry as a way to redress racial harm.

“With Native Americans, we gave them the casino industry,” Maher said. “What about, you know, supermarkets?”

“Could Black people have the marijuana industry?” replied Killer Mike. “Give us marijuana. Multibillion-dollar industry. It’s still fresh, it’s still growing.”

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), another guest on the show Friday night, made clear his distaste for the idea.

“Look at his fucking face,” the rapper laughed, gesturing to Sununu’s pained expression.

Asked by Maher about reparations more generally, Sununu was dismissive.

“Vivek Ramaswamy just texted me his Taylor Swift playlist,” he quipped, putting his finger to his ear. “I haven’t been paying attention.”

(Ramaswamy, for his part, endorsed the federal legalization of marijuana during his own appearance on Maher’s podcast.)

The New Hampshire governor then clarified: “No, no, I’m not for reparations. I’m not for that at all.”

Sununu did play along, however, when Killer Mike jokingly asked him to call Georgia Gov.

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