The use of cannabis came under a stranglehold after the formation of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in 1930, headed by a crusading prohibitionist named Harry Anslinger. As part of the government’s larger goal to outlaw all drugs including alcohol, the FBN encouraged efforts to manipulate the public’s perception about drugs. A number of highly subjective propaganda films like the famous “Refer Madness†were created and distributed which sought to further capitalize on fears about using cannabis.
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Anslinger immediately drew upon the themes of racism and violence to draw national attention to the problem he wanted to create. Some of his quotes regarding marijuana…
“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.”
“…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.”
The general atmosphere at the time was increasingly hostile towards the use of cannabis, and businesses were no exception. DuPont, a textile company which had been losing plenty of money had reason to see cannabis (hemp) as a threat due to its naturally high cellulose fiber and cheaper production price than the synthetic material innovations they had been investing in. Also the billionaire, William Hearst had a financial interest in the timber industry which supplied paper to his news print, of which hemp was also a potential problem.
To stymie the open purchasing of cannabis congress passed the Marihuana Tax in 1937 which required purchases of cannabis to pay $100 tax per pound of cannabis. This by and large is what most consider to be the endgame for legal cannabis. While it did not criminalize the use of cannabis it made it legally harder for people to obtain it
The bill was passed on the basis that cannabis caused “murder, insanity and death”, which was later proved to be fictitious since there had not been any real evidence to back that claim. Many people, however, speculated that big money influences from Hearst and DuPont swayed Congress in this direction to limit the competitiveness of hemp products with their own.
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