On May 8, 2007, at 9:26 PM, Feroze wrote: > I think it was a guy called Harry Anslinger, the Commissioner of > the US > Federal Bureau of Narcotics in the 1930's. He did it to increase > funding > for his newly formed FBN. Apprently he also worked with the cotton > industry to get hemp banned because its cheaper than cotton and lasts > longer, and with the drug industry to marijuana banned as its way > cheaper than pain killers and safer for people suffer from cancer > and AIDS > > He is at least responsible for making "Reefer Madness" and the 1937 > Marijuana Tax Act....
Yeah. I'm not sure if it was him or some later idiot who got the USA to ban diacetyl morphine, a most effective pain reliever. Of course we call it heroin in the USA, and it's illegal everywhere, but as I understand it is available by prescription in the UK and other civilized countries. If someone is dying and in great pain, who gives a rat's ass if what you give them might be addictive? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
