Xzibit's "Napalm" strain of marijuana was banned from L.A. dispensary Higher Path, as customers were offended by its name.
Napalm is a mixture of plastic polystyrene, hydrocarbon benzene, and gasoline that creates a jelly-like substance that sticks to anything. Napalm was used against Japan in WWII. It was also used in firebombs in the Vietnam War, which killed and seriously injured innocent citizens. One famous photo, which won a Pulitzer Prize, depicted then-9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc OOnt running in pain after her clothes were burned off in a Napalm attack.
Amid Asian hate crimes being on the rise across the country, many found Xzibit's "Napalm" strain and "Grenade" pre-rolled joint to be highly offensive. Higher Path pulled the products from their shelves and issued a statement, which reads, "As an entirely-white marketing team that lacks knowledge or trauma surrounding this weapon, we didn’t realize how violent and ignorant it was to promote such a brand/product. That’s on us."
Xzibit released a statement following the backlash, and he stated that while Napalm was used in war as a weapon, he points out that he has albums titled after war names, including Napalm, which dropped in 2012. Xzibit says his cannabis company was built around the album name, and he added the intent behind the name had nothing to do with weapons used against Asian people in war. He added that he doesn’t acknowledge, justify, or promote violence against the Asian community adding that "Our intentions are for the positivity and enrichment around the cannabis community."
Source: TMZ
