Why is cannabis illegal?
Cannabis has been illegal in this country since December, 1937. Prior to this, it was one of the primary medicines in the American pharmacopoeia and was widely prescribed to all ages for a variety of medical conditions. It was also offered in candy and was available in hashish smoking parlors, open in every major American city by 1883. Cannabis was widely cultivated by American farmers for fiber, food and oil, as is still being done in other countries today. It was a major base upon which American industry rested. Unfortunately, cannabis was so versatile and valuable that it threatened to reduce the profits of large timber companies, such as Randolph Hearst’s holdings, as well as the newly-developing petroleum-based industries. In the mid 1930’s, at the same time as modern equipment was appearing to deal with harvesting and processing cannabis hemp, DuPont patented processes to manufacture plastics from oil and coal and paper from wood pulp. Mr.
because people are dumb they are missing out. Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug. The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate of this plant never had the facts, but were dependent on information supplied by those who had a specific agenda to deceive lawmakers. You’ll see below that the very first federal vote to prohibit marijuana was based entirely on a documented lie on the floor of the Senate. You’ll also see that the history of marijuana’s criminalization is filled with: Racism Fear Protection of Corporate Profits Yellow Journalism Ignorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt Legislators Personal Career Advancement and Greed These are the actual reasons marijuana is illegal Background For most of human history, marijuana has been completely legal. It’s not a recently d
