There was a time that it wasn't against the law and wasn't considered such an awful thing. Do you know the story behind it?
2006-07-31 16:37:18 · 11 answers · asked by Crooks Gap 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I'm pretty sure it's because the government can't figure out how to tax the seeds.
The bible says...Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:10-12 (in Context) Genesis 1 (Whole Chapter)
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
In my opinion it should be a God given right! Smoking is bad but hey we could eat lots of brownies!!!
2006-07-31 17:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It was purely economic.... hemp, or the mashed up fibers of low grade marijuana, can be used for a great number of things, plus the oil you can extract from the seeds is also useful. Several high powered industrialists in the U.S. (Including Randolph Hearst) conspired to have it categorized as a schedule I narcotic, even though it was widely prescribed as a mild analgesic back around the turn of the century, suddenly when the rich folks felt their wallets threatened it became the scourge of the nation and movies like "Reefer Madness" were spewed out by the propaganda machine to garner support for the decision to outlaw it.
2006-07-31 23:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was criminalized for the same reason all drugs were originally crinimalized - racism. Like opium for the Chinese and Cocaine for the South Americans, white America believed that Marijuana excited blacks. African Americans were supposed to become enraged, sex-crazed killers after smoking.
Every detail of marijuana's presumed effects was wrong. So were the descriptions of the type of people who were supposed to have used it. That didn't stop anybody from making the case and outlawing the substance.
2006-08-01 00:01:07 · answer #3 · answered by Loss Leader 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was semi-criminalized in the 1930s. mj was widely used during the roaring 20s. louis armstrong was a lifelong pot smoker. it was first outlawed only if it were sold. possession was still legal.
the act used to criminalize mj was deemed unconstitutional after timothy leary sued and won. 1 year after that case congress passed the controlled substance act that listed mj as a class I drug.
there is no adequate explanation why. mj was prescribed by doctors for decades and no doctors were consulted when the original law was passed.
check the wiki below. it has some great info.
2006-07-31 23:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A moovie came out in the 1930's called ....dam I forgot.
"Reefer Madness" sparked the drive towords prohib of marijuana
2006-08-01 00:00:39 · answer #5 · answered by bconehead 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A republican named Hayes was seeking election and he needed a scapegoat. He started a scare by writing strongly worded editorials that claimed that the evil weed provoked Mexican farm workers into a fierce desire to rape clean white American women.
2006-08-01 00:07:22 · answer #6 · answered by elge13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monsanto wanted to make rope out of nylon rather then natural hemp.
2006-07-31 23:41:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope don't know the story but it isn't againest the law when you need it for medical reasons and your dr gives it 2 u lol
2006-07-31 23:42:37 · answer #8 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly, but I think it's because lawyers made that decision
& not doctors or scientists. Obviously.
2006-07-31 23:58:59 · answer #9 · answered by Calee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow outlaw in 1930???
2006-07-31 23:42:13 · answer #10 · answered by LA LA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋