Marijuana Flashcards
Marijuana madness
- marijuana was seen as making people going crazy/insane
Mexican immigrants
-marijuana spread via two routes: Mexican migrants in southwest CA (1900-1930)
jazz musicians (Louis Armstrong, cab Calloway)
marijuana spread via two routes: black and bohemian jazz musicians took it(weed) to northern cities from New Orleans
tea pads
-a place where smokers smoke
harry anslinger (and the federal bureau of narcotics)
-formed the federal bureau of Narcotics to enforce drug laws
-a response to corruption of law enforcement under prohibition
-was anointed as the FBN commissioner
-Anslinger took on a role of America’s first drug czar
-he launched a media campaign against marijuana “the marihuana menace”
marijuana tax act 1937
-drafted by Anslinger, the first federal law restricting marijuana
-it used the tax code to control drugs and outlaws numerical and nonindustrial cannabis
-stamps were expensive and aimed to prohibit rather than regulate cannabis
-the Ama opposed the bill due to the burden it placed on doctors and pharmacists
how do we explain the early 20th century view that marijuana smoking turned people into homicidal maniacs?
Most people during the time labeled marijuana as a narcotic with opium and cocaine. They seen as it more dangerous because it is known for turning people crazy.
Where did drug cannabis originate and how did marijuana use spread through the United States?
Cannabis originated in Central Asia. Marijuana use spread through the United States by two routes: jazz musicians and Mexican immigrants through reconstruction work and railroads.
how did it fit into cultural life in urban areas like New York and New Orleans?
It fits into cultural life in urban areas like New York by having hideout pads and smoke sessions. A secret society for smokers since it was prohibited.
