Originally posted by sonhouseLike he said, you need to work on your logic.
You need to check into the history of the criminalization of weed before you start with sweeping judgements.
It was as I stated. Back in the 1940's or maybe earlier, this pig named Anslinger was a known hater of blacks, mexicans and jazz musicians and started the anti weed campaign specifically as a weapon against those people. He could have cared less whe ...[text shortened]... because hemp was viewed as competition to cotton and together created the anti grass campaign.
Originally posted by sonhouseHEY IDIOT - I BELIEVE YOU! I KNOW WHO ANSLINGER IS!
Check out Anslinger if you don't believe me. It had nothing to do with health effects, it had everything to do with his hatred of mexicans and blacks and the deal with Dupont who viewed hemp as competing with cotton.
Originally posted by sonhouseWhat does this have to do with anything I said? The American public has proven they can't even handle fast food. What makes you think pot is a good idea?
You need to check into the history of the criminalization of weed before you start with sweeping judgements.
It was as I stated. Back in the 1940's or maybe earlier, this pig named Anslinger was a known hater of blacks, mexicans and jazz musicians and started the anti weed campaign specifically as a weapon against those people. He could have cared less whe ...[text shortened]... ade you live to be 200, It was created specifically so he could target blacks, pure and simple.
Personally, I have no disrespect for someone who can get wasted (on illegal substances) from time to time, with no repercussions. On a larger scale however, I don't think that the legalization of pot would be beneficial to our kids or society as a whole.
Total madman.
HARRY J. ANSLINGER
"The Father of the Drug War"
Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics 1930-1962
On January 1, 1932, the newly established Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a unit in the Treasury Department, took over from the Alcohol Unit of the department the enforcement of the federal antiopiate and anticocaine laws; and former Assistant Prohibition Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger took over as commissioner of narcotics. Commissioner Anslinger had no legal jurisdiction over marijuana, but his interest in it was intense.
The Bureau's first Annual Report under his aegis warned that marijuana, dismissed as a minor problem by the Treasury one year earlier, had now "come into wide and increasing abuse in many states, and the Bureau of Narcotics has therefore been endeavoring to impress on the various States the urgent need for vigorous enforcement of the local cannabis laws."
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Many people believe that Mr. Anslinger collaborated with industry giants to outlaw marijuana. It is known that he was acquainted with both the Hearsts (of Hearst Newspapers) and the DuPonts, of DuPont plastic fame. (Hemp seed oil derivatives could replace DuPont's petroleum derived compounds.)
In the 1930s, Hearst, who owned newspapers all over the country, started publishing sensationalist-type "news" stories about marijuana use. These stories, often written by Hearst or Anslinger himself, talked about "insanity, criminality, and death" caused by smoking marijuana, sometimes after just one joint. This intense propaganda campaign led to anti-marijuana laws in many states.
In 1937, the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act was passed, effectively prohibiting possession or use of marijuana. It was claimed to be needed to oversee and coordinate existing state law concerning marijuana.
The following are excerpts of Mr. Anslinger's testimony before a Senate hearing on marijuana in 1937:
"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."
"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 primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races."This is no more insane than saying the war in Iraq will end terrorism.
"Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death."
"You smoke a joint and you're likely to kill your brother."
"Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind."[/b]
Originally posted by darvlaySo what is your problem? When 400,000 people are dying each year from another weed, tobacco and not many people if any, die from grass, don't you see a bit of a dichotomy here?
HEY IDIOT - I BELIEVE YOU! I KNOW WHO ANSLINGER IS!
Hundreds of thousands of lives ruined by being forced into prison for smoking grass but its totally legal for people to kill themselves off tobacco and there is no problem here?
Originally posted by sonhouseThe question was, "Should marijuana be legalized?" This has nothing to do with tobacco.
So what is your problem? When 400,000 people are dying each year from another weed, tobacco and not many people if any, die from grass, don't you see a bit of a dichotomy here?
Hundreds of thousands of lives ruined by being forced into prison for smoking grass but its totally legal for people to kill themselves off tobacco and there is no problem here?
Let's try to stay on track.
Originally posted by sonhouseBecause marijuana (THC) is a strong intoxicant and nicotine is not. It may or may not be right to ban tobacco completely (I'm not arguing either way), but marijuana is an entirely different topic.
Then you tell me why its ok to smoke a known carcinogen killing millions worldwide but marajuana is illegal?
Just because they're both smoked, doesn't make them the same. Plenty of people get raped, robbed or worse every year because of roofies. That doesn't mean we should ban aspirin.