... arguing points for its illegality was "Marijuana is the most violence causing drug in the history of mankind. Most marijuana smokers are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes" (Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry J. Anslinger). Today these accusations would be laughed ... out of court. Americans now consider jazz and swing to be an important piece of American culture, and the other "reasons- have no proof to back them up. Because thes...

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... "marijuana"" spread throughout the United States. Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which effectively criminalized marijuana. The 1960's brought widespread popularity of marijuana to the youth of the United States (Timeline). Marijuana is a mixture of shredded leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of Cannabis sativa aka the hemp plant. (What is Marijuana?). The main working ingredient in marijuana is a psychoactive called THC ... ...

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... : Prelude Press, 1996. Pluff, Courtney. Uses of Marijuana. Available: http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/marcyb/106/mj/Pluff.html (8 Feb. 2003). PBS.Com. Busted: America's war on marijuana. Marijuana Timeline. Available: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html. (8 Feb. 2003). Zimmer, Lynn Ph.D. & Morgan, John P. M.D. Marijuana Myths Marijuana Facts. New York: Lindesmith Center, 1997 ... ...

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... marijuana use would provide researchers with a new perspective in the rampant use of this substance. Proposal for Data Collection and Analysis Data shall be collected using a modified version of the "Timeline Followback Method" instrument developed by Sobell and Sobell (1996). Permission has been obtained from the authors to tailor the instrument to this research study. The instrument will come in the ... ...

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... only two groups that used with any frequency were residents of the urban slum ghetto, and Bohemians and beats on the edges of the slum and the black culture "jazz enthusiasts especially " (par. 16). With this quote we see how the affiliation between marijuana and lower class was linked together and 10 years later we have representatives in congress speaking ... ...

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... . This law made the use and dale of marijuana federal offenses. At this point marijuana was removed from the public eye, and heavy users included poor Negroes, migrant Mexicans, and Jazz Musicians (Himmelstein 3). Marijuana reappeared in the mid 1960's with the emergence of the "Hippie." Widespread objection to the use of marijuana remained because of the set of valued and lifestyles ... ...

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... African-Americans and Mexicans were smuggling in a new killer dope weed that would lure white women to fall prey to the seduction of the "Negro", while under the influence of Jazz music" (Herer, 1985) through the nation like wildfire. Marijuana had many uses in our society before "reefer madness" came to a head. For over 150 years, the second-most prescribed medication ... ...

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... within the next two decades because of reports that offensive minorities were using the drug; Mexicans in the Southwest, Hindus in San Francisco, Syrians in New York, urban blacks, and jazz musicians (Berendt 21). All these reasons helped to favor the illegality of cannabis sativa. Many times people will see marijuana as an addictive drug that causes people to commit crimes ... ...

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... smuggled across the Mexican border in a variety of ways including inside the gasoline tanks of motor vehicles (Bugliosi 13). During the 1920s and 1930s, marijuana rose in popularity, especially among jazz musicians, most of whom were black. The effects of marijuana back then, were believed to turn men into social deviants capable of crazed, even homicidal behavior. The violence of which ... ...

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... . This law made the use and dale of marijuana federal offenses. At this point marijuana was removed from the public eye, and heavy users included poor Negroes, migrant Mexicans, and Jazz Musicians (Himmelstein 3). Marijuana reappeared in the mid 1960's with the emergence of the "Hippie." Widespread objection to the use of marijuana remained because of the set of valued and lifestyles ... ...

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... constitution was even written on hemp. During the 1920's and 1930's, the utilization of marijuana as a recreational drug became primarily associated with the Mexican-American immigrant workers and African-American jazz musician communities (http://www.natlnorml.org/facts/crazy.partI.shtml). The time old plant name of "Hemp" was replaced with "Marihuana" and was also referred to as "The Devil's Weed ... ...

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... cocaine. Getting uniform drug laws passed in all States and the Federal legislature was one of Anslinger's biggest concerns as head of the FBNDD. Anslinger also had a personal dislike of jazz music and the "black musicians" who made it. He hated them so much that he spent years tracking each of them and often dreamed of arresting them all in one ... ...

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... made illegal, it was viewed as debauchery committed by the lowest of social classes. These social classes were identified in propaganda as immigrant Mexican farm workers and the unclean Negro jazz communities. Marijuana was labeled as "The Devil's Harvest". Since it was made illegal in 1937, the assembly of marijuana smokers has reached far beyond minority stereotypes. Marijuana still has some ... ...

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... USA in the 1930s. It has a prominent religious role in many religions. Although it has probably been used as a recreational drug throughout its history, it came to prominence in the jazz scene during the fifties, its use taking off in the 1960s. It is now one of the most widely used illicit drugs in the world. Carol Nadelson, author of "Through ... ...

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... to alcohol and tobacco in order to establish the substance's eligibility for legalization. The half truths that conceived the myths of marijuana came from similar sources who opposed liquor, tobacco, jazz, rock, rap, provocative dress, pinball machines, video games, comic books, television and a catalog of innumerable issues but all of which who for the most part remain entirely legal. However, it ... ...

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... the 20th century and was one of America's largest cash crops. Marijuana first became used as a drug in the 20's & 30's mainly by Mexican-American immigrant workers and African-American jazz musicians. At this time, the plants long standing history as a cash crop gave way to its new image as the "Devil's Weed." In 1930, the government founded the Federal Bureau ... ...

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