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Do you know why pot became illegal? Do you who financed the studies of marijuana?

"A fresh, federally-funded wave of marijuana prohibition began in 1930 with founding of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, headed by Harry J. Anslinger, nephew to Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon. Mellon, one of the richest men in the nation, was an investor in DuPont Chemical. DuPont was then developing and patenting a variety of chemicals, including new gasoline additives threatened by hemp-based materials being pursued by Henry Ford. At the same time, newspaper titan William Randolph Hearst realized hemp paper threatened his own business interests, like a logging company that sold product to DuPont, a huge advertiser in his papers. "

The above is an excerpt is from History of marijuana prohibition: policing pot & weed laws:

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/181675/history-of-marijuana-prohibition-policing-pot-weed-laws/

"The reasoning behind DuPont, Anslinger, and Hearst was not for any moral or health related issues. They fought to prevent the growth of this new industry so they wouldn't go bankrupt. In fact, the American Medical Association tried to argue for the medical benefits of hemp. Marijuana is actually less dangerous than alcohol, cigarettes, and even most over-the-counter medicines or prescriptions. According to Francis J. Young, the DEA's administrative judge, "nearly all medicines have toxicm, potentially letal affects, but marijuana is not such a substance...Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. ..."

The above is an excerpt is from The Truth About Marijuana:

https://erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_culture11.shtml

"American press tycoon William Randolph Hearst, shown here with his sons, shares some of the blame for cannabis prohibition. His newspapers helped fuel the anti-marijuana (and immigrant) stir of the 1930s, with sensationalist headlines about reefer-induced sprees of violent crime. Some scholars argue he did this to secure his paper-producing businesses and timber holdings from cheaper and more efficient hemp-based materials. - Today, it's other industries that see the ganja as a threat to their bottom lines. Big pharmaceutical companies and the alcohol industry lead the charge against marijuana legalization through lobbying efforts and funding anti-pot groups."

The above is an excerpt is from The Real Story Of Why Marijuana Is Illegal:

http://www.allday.com/the-real-story-of-why-marijuana-is-illegal-2180781174.html