Disclaimer: Johnbrownraider does not support or encourage the use of marijuana with out a prescription to do so from a doctor. The use of marijuana is against the law and should not be used or recreational purposes.
Now most of you probably clicked on this discussion because, the topic caught your eye, and you are offended and now you are ready to do battle with johnbrownraider. You have donned the full armor of ignorance, your head is covered in helmet of propaganda, in your hand you hold the sword of worthless social labels, that allows you to strike with out with social stigma, and you are protect from the fiery dart of reason with the shield bigotry, that is big and strong enough to protect you against the wiles of reason and sensibility. Also you have the breast plate of foolishness that allows you plunge head long into battle with no thought of yourself. The belt of judgmental behavior helps you to never feel beaten, while the saddles of your own haughty-look-down-your-nose-at-anyone-not-like-you allow you to quickly out run the enemy of common sense when defeated. So that your uptight nature may live to fight another day.
Now most people, the average person, would say that weed was out lawed by the government because it is bad for you. It is a horrible drug that we must protect your kids from. Now you might believe this with all your heart the fact remains, ask any history teacher, that there are several reasons that weed was out lawed. Most of them will draw people accusing me being anti white, liar, ect ect.
The reasons marijuana was outlawed are these, politics, prohibition, racism, and greed. Lets start with the number one at our list.
1. Politics, I bet you didn't know that before the laws that the US government set into place, in the original 13 colonies there were laws ordering people to grow it! There was even a penalty of jail time for not growing weed. In the year 1850 there were over 8000 weed plantations that were growing legally. Of course they didn't call it weed, more known for its industrial name of hemp. The Mormon church was the first to outlaw the use of smoking weed. Thus it became illegal to smoke weed in Utah. Many of the other western states also outlawed weed for various reasons. Many because of anti Mexican or African American feelings.
Yes its true people, weed was outlawed because of racism, and misconception. Many people believed that weed made you act out violently or have same reactions that alcohol would. If you don't believe me check out what a Montana legislature had to say about the stuff, "When some beet field peon takes a few traces of this stuff... he thinks he has just been elected president of Mexico, so he starts out to execute all his political enemies." Montana Standard 1927.
Yes even out east the taint of racism could be felt as the misconception of weed was felt. The fact remains that many people felt, that Jazz music and weed went hand in hand. In fact they were right, as jazz hit African American communities so did weed. However the misconceptions soon followed, "Marihuana influences Negroes to look at white people in the eye, step on white men's shadows and look at a white woman twice."
In the 1930's a new form of look at cannabis began to emerge. It was fueled by a book by doctor Dr. A. E. Fossier wrote in the 1931 New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal: "Under the influence of hashish those fanatics would madly rush at their enemies, and ruthlessly massacre every one within their grasp." Weed received a bad rap, people associating it with violent behavior and crime.
At the time, the government decided that it couldn't outlaw drugs, so thus became the sneaky idea to use taxes rather than outlaw it.
However, Harry Anslinger who was the first director of the FBN (Federal Bureau of Narcotics) began a campaign or propaganda against marijuana. Hoping to outlaw it at the federal level.
Mr. Anslinger first did his research and then being a government employee and servant of the people, came to the conclusion that marijuana should be outlawed, the next bit are excerpts of his Goring files, (of courses these are all well known facts in todays modern world.)
Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others."

"...the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races."

"Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death."

"Reefer makes darkies think they're as good as white men."

"Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing"

"You smoke a joint and you're likely to kill your brother."

"Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind."

The new bureau had some help from a man by the name of William Hearst. Mr. Hearst had several reasons to jump on board the anti marijuana wagon, first he had a dislike for Mexicans. He had recently lost over 500,000 acres to Pancho Villa. He also didn't want to see hemp develop as a product against timber. An industry he had invested a lot of money into. Finally, he owned newspapers across the country and marijuana crimes sold papers.
In the year of 1937 Harry Anslinger approached the law makers with a scrap book full of stories cut from Mr. Hearst's newspapers depicting people smoking weed then committing horrible crimes. Murder, rape, ect ect.
The government wants you to believe that they spent countless hours debating the issue and reviewing the facts. However, a transcription of the conversation leading up to the vote showed other wise. A debate before the vote lasted less than 10 minutes before congress voted to make marijuana illegal.
Lets think about this for a second rationally. In the year 2000 there were a grand total of zero deaths caused by marijuana. The fact stands that you can not smoke enough marijuana to kill yourself, you can black out, but can not kill yourself. Would you rather a person, anybody, drink and drive or drive high?
Many drugs on the market today that you put into your body are no different from drugs you buy on the street. Percocet is a drug prescribed by doctors for mild pain. However it shares the same active ingredients as vicodin. It is a diluted form of oxycottin. Oxycottin is a drug that is close to morphine and is registered under the same family as cocaine. However morphine shares the same active ingredients as opium. From base product of opium comes the wonderful drug heroin. So lets recap, the MEDICINE vicodin, oxycottin, and morphine are legal medication however, the DRUGS weed, opium, and heroin are evil and should be avoided.
So why isn't weed used to treat many of the same symptoms that other more addicting drugs now treat? Because the government can't tax it very well. There is no point in giving up a cash cow for them to get a medication that they can not readily control.
Now your probably mad saying look at all the kids on weed, it is a gateway drug, ect ect. Now my counter argument is this, look at all the alcoholics, nicotine addicts, caffeine addicts why isn't alcohol, nicotine, or caffeine considered a gateway drug? Come on people, research the truth about the drugs you avoid or the medication you put into your body then come back and more reasonably smart comments about the “dangers” of weed.