The Marihuana Conviction
The Marihuana Conviction, originally printed in 1974, details the comprehensive history of cannabis prohibition in the United States. The book is filled with unique imagery from newspapers and other various publications, many of these dating back to the 1930s. From them you can easily discern the bum rap cannabis was dealt (continues to be dealt, I might add) by the feds.
“Judicious in tone, relying heavily on Bureau of Narcotics Archives, Professor Bonnie and Whitebread expertly intertwine sociological, medical, political, and legal strands into a richly complex history of Marijuana attitudes and control…” ~American Historical Review
“The book is a crisply written and well documented account of the complex political, social, legal and medical factors that led to the codification of Draconian laws at both federal and state levels.” ~New England Journal of Medicine
“…nothing less than a pot encyclopedia… This unique book will become essential for any drug collection in public and academic libraries.” ~Library Journal
“…the book is a scholarly, objective account of America’s experience with marijuana… This book can be recommended to those who are interested in marijuana’s past and its future.” ~JAMA
That’s a pretty wicked poem featured in the top image. Dope? Ha!
I don’t smoke pot, but I still believed it was attacked pretty ferociously by the government, never knew it was this bad though…
These images are from the book ‘The Marijuana Conviction’ available (sometimes) from half.com.
I got my copy in 2005 for about $16 total (inc. s/h) but as the prints end their runs (or hawkish people pile up copies so they can sell them at increased prices when the print edition ends) I’ve seen them offered for $80/90.
Oh if you wanna read the research that led to the publication of this book in 1974 check out tinyurl.com/potconviction
if you wanna see a transcript of the speech given before the 1995 California Judges’ Association check out tinyurl.com/1mn
If the gov’t cares about our health, they should spend money on HEALTHCARE REFORM rather than on marijuana prohibition, which is an ineffective and mind-blowingly expensive way to reduce the use of a substance that has never been linked to any life threatening condition, mental retardation, or anything else except bronchitis and the munchies.