Host: Paul Stanford
Clips from major media and some must-see cannabis videos.
Clips from major media and some must-see cannabis videos.
Hemp for Victory; 1942 US Dept. of Agriculture
After hemp prohibited, WWII made the USDA reteach farmers. 26 Jun 1942 14 min This 1942 re-discovered classic was made by the USDA to teach farmers how to grow hemp for fiber again, after it had been prohibited in the decade prior, but World War II cut off foreign sources of fiber and the US had to turn back to industrial hemp.
Assassin of Youth (1937)
Assassin of Youth (1937) 26 Jun 1937 "Assassin of Youth," a 1937 propaganda misinformation film that was made to help convince the public to prohibit cannabis. The film purports to show how marijuana ruins the lifes of several people. 80 minutes.
Reefer Madness
16 Feb 1937 1 hr 6 min This 1938 classic shows how cannabis was vilified and first criminalized through a misinformation campaign. The film depicts people using marijuana and going insane and killing their friends due to the effects of "reefers."
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