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 graywolf wrote: > Well, I wasn't there, but that is the story I have heard. Of course not > all drugs were banned right then. A few had local laws against them > before then, and many have been added by the feds since. > > -graywolf > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> In a message dated 5/8/2007 6:54:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> "Everything not prohibited is mandatory!" The only reason drugs were >> made illegal in the US is because good old J Edgar Hoover blackmailed >> them into making them illegal so he would not have to disband the FBI >> when prohibition was ended. Orwell had no imagination. >> >> >> ========== >> Think that's it? I've often wondered by whom and when some drugs were made >> illegal. Since many like the cocaine in coke, opium in laudanum, etc. were >> legal for a long, long time. >> >> Marnie aka Doe >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. >> >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
