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Cannabis

The Wizard

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5. Criminalizing hemp was the

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 1, 2021, 08:12 AM

Jun 2021

brainchild of William Randolph Hurst as hemp threatened his monopoly on wood based newsprint. Hemp was Hurst's only competitor, and Hurst used his media empire to rail against hemp. This led to the destruction of millions of innocent victims' lives and the negative effects on their families. It's always about the money.

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Here are a couple reasons why Republicans fear 'marihuana' [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP

Interesting bit of film history/propaganda on the subject. nt oasis Jun 2021 #1

I think it's more about $$$$ Bluethroughu Jun 2021 #2

Republicans are scared of social changes MatthewG. Jun 2021 #3

I call it the eat shit factor. It's a big middle finger right in the face of exactly the kind of brewens Jun 2021 #4

Criminalizing hemp was the The Wizard Jun 2021 #5

"threatened his monopoly on wood based newsprint." And Anslinger was the guy to do it.. mitch96 Jun 2021 #6

Anslinger and Hurst The Wizard Jun 2021 #7

Thank you for saving me the time to look it up. It was all about $$ Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #8

This! Amazing how many people don't know this. Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #10

I think that is as much about control as anything Chainfire Jun 2021 #9