The racially charged context in which marijuana was outlawed in the US seems pretty uniquely American, so how and why did it become illegal almost worldwide?

by JJVMT
Leff_hook

If I may add to the question: How did all drugs become illegal worldwide? It seems like that's one of the only things that just about every country can agree on. Was there something that sparked the world to make drugs in general illegal? Or did some countries do it and then more followed?