Harry J. Anslinger

that quickly persuaded people to believe that marijuana would cause dangerous and violent behavior (Guither). In addition to Fossier’s anti-marijuana propaganda, Harry J. Anslinger was a writer who used marijuana in much of his writing to make other races look bad and greatly exaggerated the effects of marijuana. In 1937, Anslinger brought a

Marijuana is the counter-opposite of a Schedule 1 drug and should be legalized or rescheduled. Marijuana is used for medicinal purposes and has been for hundreds of years if not thousands. Also, marijuana can be taxed and regulated like alcohol to contribute to schools and reduce crime. Moreover, the reasoning behind the Marihuana [sic] Tax Act of 1937 denigrates American citizens of color. Marijuana is restricted at the highest level which expansive research for medicinal use. According to the

Marijuana has been used as medicine since ancient times. There have been evidences that are found in different locations of ancient human civilizations. For example, there are numerous evidences founded in Assyria, China, India, Greece Egypt, Persia, and in other ancient civilizations marijuana used for ritualistic purposes, pain relief, and the treatment of various ailments. Marijuana could also be cultivated to produce hemp, a type of fiber used for textile such as paper, fabric, and rope. Scott

manufacturing of paint all these products were able to be produced rather quickly and sold at a significantly lower cost. Anslinger was the drafter of the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, with that being said, Anslinger; assuming under the instructions of Mellon, set up a huge negative campaign against marijuana. At the time cannabis were mostly used by Blacks and Mexicans (The Mexican Menace), and Anslinger used people’s racism to his advantage. By doing this it made it him that much easier to justify the ban on all

What is cannabis to you? An illegal drug or an innocent herb? Cannabis is the scientific name for the well-known recreationally used drug called Marijuana. Also known as Mary Jane, Ganja, Reefer, Weed, and so forth. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that is popularly used around the world. Although it is still illegal in most of America, some states have decriminalized it and some have legalized it to be used medicinally. For example, New York recently becoming the 23rd state to legalize it for medical

Kyler Smith 9/15 “Marijuana Legalization” The legality of cannabis varies from country to country. Possession of cannabis is illegal in most countries and has been since the beginning of widespread cannabis prohibition in the late 1930s. However, possession of the drug in small quantities had been decriminalized in many countries and sub-national entities in several parts of the world. Furthermore, possession is legal or effectively legal in the Netherlands, Uruguay, and in the US states of Colorado

Political activist and Libertarian representative J. Wilson comments on this saying “We believe that people own their own bodies and what they choose to put in them. That also means people own the products of their labor”(The Libertarian Argument for Legalizing Marijuana 2015). Accordingly, this accounts

Social conflicts and struggles are an inevitable part of any society in any country. These struggles can include an increased rate in crime, unemployment, domestic/general violence, and overall civilian depression. When governments cannot seem to find a means to an end, they often turn and look for something to blame for their struggles, and that thing is more often than not, drugs. For many years, several opiates and drugs were primarily used for medicinal purposes, were seen to have an abundance

Presently, Marijuana is illegal in the United States due to the racially motivated Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. This law was proposed by Harry J. Anslinger the acting commissioner of Federal Bureau of Narcotics. In his testimony to Congress he stated, "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 usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes

Marijuana is a greenish brown or gray mixture of the shredded leaves, flower and stems of the cannabis plant, smoked as a cigarette or in a special pipe. During my research I found out that Marijuana has been a controversial topic for many years about whether or not legalize it, the side effects of using it, and the medicinal aspect of it. In the next pages I will write about the Marijuana Law in Washington State, the history of the marijuana, and the effects in the body when it used. In 2012