... propaganda which blossomed debates over various issues and commonly took on the guise of a battle between good and evil. On the issue of marijuana, the plant itself was characterized as an evil spirit that would infest the youth with addiction in a fashion comparable to demonic possession. Deliberately ... , the right-wing conservatives, those who spread the irrationalized arguments against marijuana, exploited the naivety of American society of those times in order to transform their ramblings into popularized truths that in reality are myths ... the actions of one Harry J. Anslinger wh...

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