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Harry Anslinger, Bureau of Narcotics, and the Assault on Cannabis

Harry Anslinger, the first appointed Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics starting in 1931, led an ardent anti-marijuana campaign in the U.S. during the 1930s. In his July 1937 article, “Marijuana, Assassin of Youth,” Anslinger laid out numerous case claims of people who had smoked “the weed” and simultaneously lost control of their actions [...]

In Two Weeks of Media Coverage

In the past two weeks the American people have been subjected to nearly 120 stories about the sex life of Presidential contender Herman Cain. Yet at the same time: 1.) Only 3 major networks covered Obama’s sending U.S. troops in Uganda. 2.) Only 1 major news network covered the scandal of the Obama Administration sending [...]