Now Marijuana became illegal with the help of “Racism,Fear,Protection of Corporate Profit, Yellow Journalism, Ignorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt Legislators ,Personal Career Advancement and Greed” (Why is Marijuana Illegal?) What this means is that cannabis was made illegal because “One of the “differences” seized upon during this time was the fact that many Mexicans smoked marijuana and had brought the plant with them, and it was through this that California apparently passed the first state marijuana law, outlawing “preparations of hemp, or loco weed.” (Why is Marijuana Illegal?) Because the U.S already had this drug called cannabis but the political officials and people who were outraged by it called it “Marijuana” and this leads to the yellow journalism that came with cannabis. Harry J. Anslinger was a determined man to stop cannabis and get it out of america his biggest contributions were the things he said about marijuana to make people scared it and put fear into parents by saying “There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others.” (Why is marijuana illegal) “…the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races.”
“Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death.” “Reefer makes darkies think they’re as good as white men.” “Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing” “You smoke a joint and you’re likely to kill your brother.” “Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind.”(Why is marijuana illegal?). Anslinger had a huge help from William Randolf Hearst and he owned a huge chain of newspapers. Now william had alot of ambition just like Anslinger “First, he hated Mexicans. Second, he had invested heavily in the timber industry to support his newspaper chain and didn’t want to see the development of hemp paper in competition. Third, he had lost 800,000 acres of timberland to Pancho Villa, so he hated Mexicans. Fourth, telling lurid lies about Mexicans (and the devil marijuana weed causing violence) sold newspapers, making him rich.”( Why is marijuana illegal?) Cannabis being so cheap and being easily grown it made no sense in using timber as paper, so Hearst did not want that to happen owning a bunch of newspaper companies which would cause him to lose tons of money which lead to all of his hateful yellow journalism “By the tons it is coming into this country — the deadly, dreadful poison that racks and tears not only the body, but the very heart and soul of every human being who once becomes a slave to it in any of its cruel and devastating forms…. Marihuana is a short cut to the insane asylum. Smoke marihuana cigarettes for a month and what was once your brain will be nothing but a storehouse of horrid specters. Hasheesh makes a murderer who kills for the love of killing out of the mildest mannered man who ever laughed at the idea that any habit could ever get him….” (Why is marijuana illegal) “Users of marijuana become STIMULATED as they inhale the drug and are LIKELY TO DO ANYTHING. Most crimes of violence in this section, especially in country districts are laid to users of that drug.” (why is marijuana illegal?) “Was it marijuana, the new Mexican drug, that nerved the murderous arm of Clara Phillips when she hammered out her victim’s life in Los Angeles?… THREE-FOURTHS OF THE CRIMES of violence in this country today are committed by DOPE SLAVES — that is a matter of cold record.” (why is marijuana illegal) Then we have The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 which lead to yellow journalism beating modern science Anslinger said “The marihuana cigarette is one of the most insidious of all forms of dope, largely because of the failure of the public to understand its fatal qualities.The Nation is almost defenseless against it, having no Federal laws to cope with it and virtually no organized campaign for combating it. The result is tragic.School children are the prey of peddlers who infest school neighborhoods. High school boys and girls buy the destructive weed without knowledge of its capacity of harm, and conscienceless dealers sell it with impunity.This is a national problem, and it must have national attention. The fatal marihuana cigarette must be recognized as a deadly drug, and American children must be protected against it.”(Why is marijuana illegal) Thats basically it congress discussed about it asking if the american medical association support the bill and a random member of the committee said ““Their Doctor Wentworth[sic] came down here. They support this bill 100 percent.”(Why is marijuana illegal) with that lie it lead to the decision on “August 2, 1937, marijuana became illegal at the federal level.” (why is marijuana illegal?) |