Description: We are offering the RARE Government sanctioned booklet Marihuana The New Dangerous Drug by Frederick T. Merrill. Opium Research Committee Foreign Policy Association, Inc. Washington Office: 1200 National Press Building, Washington D.C. 1938. (5 1/4" x 7 3/4"; 48 pages) With pictures of Dried Female Flowering Tops; Full-Grown Marihuana Showing Extreme Height of the Plant; Marihuana Leaf in Flower; and Seeds and Seed Coverings. There is also an illustration of Cannabis Sativa Linn. (drawn from a specimen grown in Key Gardens, New York. The booklet describes the Growing Process of Marihuana; Physical and Mental Effects of Marihuana; It's Abuse; Distribution; and Marihuana and Crime (citing cases by the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics of crimes committed by people who were under the influence of Marihuana). The booklet states "As many as one-half of the violent crimes committed in certain districts inhabited by "certain people" are attributed to marihuana abuse. The emotional temperament of these "people" appears to become completely unbalanced by the use of this drug." The booklet claims that 50% of the murders in New Orleans are traced to marihuana, and that police all over the country have been dealing with hemp-crazed young men and women who have violated the law while under its influence. This very interesting and informative booklet provides a window into past beliefs regarding this "weed", some of which were obviously not based on fact but likely driven by fear of this widely unfamiliar substance, and possibly for a reason to create scapegoats and blame certain people.
Price: 145 USD
Location: Santa Clarita, California
End Time: 2024-12-05T23:08:43.000Z
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