Actually "Reefer Madness" was a response to the understanding that you couldn't control a weed, that grew everywhere, especially with the available budget, (almost nothing). So propaganda was used instead of enforcement.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 5/8/2007 6:29:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I think it was a guy called Harry Anslinger, the Commissioner of the US > Federal Bureau of Narcotics in the 1930's. He did it to increase funding > for his newly formed FBN. Apprently he also worked with the cotton > industry to get hemp banned because its cheaper than cotton and lasts > longer, and with the drug industry to marijuana banned as its way > cheaper than pain killers and safer for people suffer from cancer and AIDS > > He is at least responsible for making "Reefer Madness" and the 1937 > Marijuana Tax Act.... > > Feroze > > ========== > Egad. Sounds like his name should go down in infamy. > > Marnie aka Doe > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
