Pubdate: Wed, 18 Apr 2012
Source: Louisville Eccentric Observer, The (KY)
Copyright: 2012 The Louisville Eccentric Observer
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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.
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