| Show THE MARIJUANA recent reports of the U S commissioner iniss ioner of narcotics H J anslinger call attention to the rapid increase in the use of marijuana hashish a weed which is being secretly cultivated in many parts of the united states the destructive effect of cheuse the use of this narcotic said to be used in the manufacture of some brands of cigarettes is to release the base impulses and desires from those moral controls and inhibitions developed in the civilized man education regarding the deleterious effects of this dangerous drug is urged by commissioner anslinger many stress the importance of stricter state laws prohibiting the production and use of marijuana and more stringent federal laws to prevent its production and use there is no time to bo be lost in inaugurating a campaign of education against marijuana for many of the most heinous crimes chion iclef in the daily press are said to be attributed to its use the most difficult phase of the problem in the enactment of legislation and enforcing laws against the use of narcotics of any kind is the large profit to be made in their production and sale another phase of the problem is the great number of unemployed people many of whom will resort to most anything to make a living the enormous profits in narcotics alcohol included have caused governments of the civilized countries to wink at the demoralizing effect of narcotics upon the peoples of the world it is feared by some that the increased use of weed narcotics will lead to the establishment of laws I 1 in the united states similar to those enacted to control the manufacture and sale of alcohol ie laws based on taxation of the drug for revenue purposes with the gradual destruction of the moral thinking of the people due to poor economic conditions lascivious movies and radio broadcasts and the increase in the consumption of drugs all resulting in our annual crime bill in this country many human dumani observers believe anything can happen in this country rite news bureau |
