... started the first campaign against the use of Marijuana. He referred to Marijuana as the "Devil's Weed", and in less than six years was able to convince the American public that Marijuana was as evil as opiate type drugs. In 1936, the Bureau of Narcotics sponsored, and several well known church organizations financed, the filming of "Tell Your ... 1969, support for the legalization of Marijuana for recreational use has also quadrupled. Per the 2011 Gallup Poll, just over 50 percent (up 4 percent from a 2010 Gallup Poll) of the population is now in favor of legalizing Marijuana for recre...

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