The man behind the #marijuana ban for all the wrong reasons
By #CydneyAdams
Nov. 17, 2016 / 5:45 PM EST / CBS #News
🧟♂️ #Anslinger was appointed in 1930, just as the #prohibition of #alcohol was beginning to crumble (it was finally repealed in 1933), and remained in power for 32 years. Early on, he was on record essentially saying 🌱 #cannabis use was #nobigdeal. He called the idea that it made people mad or violent an “#absurdfallacy.” 😎
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-anslinger-the-man-behind-the-marijuana-ban/