Pubdate: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 Source: Louisville Eccentric Observer, The (KY) Copyright: 2012 The Louisville Eccentric Observer Contact: http://leoweekly.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5315 Author: Ralph Givens Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n198/a03.html REEFER MORON Regarding the March 28 Inbox letter "Retire, Mitch" by Thomas Clay Jr.: Mitch McConnell shamelessly supports marijuana laws based on racist fictions and tall tales about cannabis-induced mass murder that never happened: "Marijuana influences Negroes to look at white people in the eye, step on white men's shadows and look at a white woman twice." (Hearst newspapers, 1934) "There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the U.S., and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing result from marijuana use. This marijuana can cause white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others." (Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry J. Anslinger, 1937) "... the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races" (Anslinger, 1930) "Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality and death." (Anslinger, 1937) "Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind." (Anslinger, 1937) The Feds have never repudiated any of these reefer lies and utterly lack a valid scientific reason for throwing people into prison for growing, selling or using marijuana. Ralph Givens, Daly City, Calif. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom