Show NAR NARCOTIC OTIC ADDICTS REDUCED IN NATION Traffic Among School SchoolChildren SchoolChildren SchoolChildren Children Causes Worry I Washington Narcotic addiction I In the United States is decreasing but the official report of H. H J. J Anslinger An An- slinger clinger commissioner of narcotics I I transmitted to the International Drug convention through the secretary secretary secre tary of state disclosed nevertheless nevertheless less that in this country there still is close to one addict to each thousand thousand thou sand of population of about Among the events of the year involved in in the report to the convention convention conven convene tion which is connected with the League of Nations was that of the development of a widespread traffic fie fic in the narcotic known as Indian In Inv dian hemp or marijuana This traffic is not forbidden by the Harrison Harrison Har rison narcotic act although it is Js in violation of a 0 number of state laws This problem it was said had bad proved most disquieting to the bureau during the year throughout the country Marijuana Traffic Attention is called to the fact that over tons of marijuana inthe in inthe inthe the form of plants flowering tops and cigarettes have been confiscated and destroyed in the various states tates during 1935 1035 the report said While not disclosed by the report the narcotic bureau and Washington Washing Washing- ton police investigated the use of marijuana cigarettes by school children This aspect of the mariJuana marijuana mari juana traffic was regarded by treasury treasury treas treas- ury authorities as particularly se se- se- se rious It was expected that in the next session of congress an effort i would be made to amend the Harrison Harrison Harrison Har Har- rison act so that hat the federal authorities authorities authorities author author- might cope with this traffic In discussing the decline in illicit narcotic addiction during 1935 Commissioner Commissioner Com missioner Anslinger called att attention to the following factors The co operation co-operation resulting from the 1931 treaty limiting the manufacture manufacture manu facture of narcotics and the fact tact that production in Europe has been reduced by thirty tons annually The high adulteration of narcotics narcotics nar nar- acting as a forced reduction treatment Forces High Prices The scarcity of puce pui s narcotics causing a prohibitive Increase in price and forcing certain classes of addicts to to take cures for economic economic eco ceo reasons reasons Collateral allied police a activity by foreign governments except those of the Far East in breaking I up organized smuggling gangs in in operation co with the United States government Secretary has Instituted toted a campaign against the illicit entry of narcotics into the United States It was significant that Commissioner Com missioner Anslinger's report coupled coupled coupled coup coup- led wl with an ordered concentration enforcement agents on of Treasury tha th west coast and in Hawaii Indicated indicated in that this country's p principal illicit pal problem In restricting the ramo was concerned with the Ori Orl- eat nt ent |