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Harry J. Anslinger is a central figure in the history of American drug policy.
Reefer Madness 1994
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Harry J. Anslinger is a central figure in the history of American drug policy.
Reefer Madness 1994
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They quote the old school "Anslinger" school of lies that the Attorney General seems to believe or fears losing his cushy job!
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They quote the old school "Anslinger" school of lies that the Attorney General seems to believe or fears losing his cushy job!
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But this racist appeal to the stereotype is not just reminiscent of Anslinger-era scaremongering about the violence and mayhem attributable to "degenerate Spanish-speaking residents", it's factually inaccurate.
Russ Belville: LA Weekly's racist scaremongering about Latinos and Prop 19 Russ Belville 2010
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But this racist appeal to the stereotype is not just reminiscent of Anslinger-era scaremongering about the violence and mayhem attributable to "degenerate Spanish-speaking residents", it's factually inaccurate.
Russ Belville: LA Weekly 's Racist Scaremongering About Latinos and Prop 19 Russ Belville 2010
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The country has Harry Anslinger, and all those who came after him in government, to thank for having this last of the Jim Crow laws causing such death and destruction to the society.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Second Amendment and People with Medical Marijuana User Cards 2010
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America's longest prohibition dates back to 1937 -- the "Reefer Madness" era when the country's earliest anti-drug zealots (led by former head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger) convinced a gullible public that marijuana caused people to commit unspeakable acts of depravity, such as when the hopped-up stoner runs over an elderly man in the guffaw-inducing exploitation flick.
Steve Bloom: Legalization or Bust: A Brief History of Marijuana Prohibition Steve Bloom 2010
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But this racist appeal to the stereotype is not just reminiscent of Anslinger-era scaremongering about the violence and mayhem attributable to "degenerate Spanish-speaking residents", it's factually inaccurate.
Russ Belville: LA Weekly's racist scaremongering about Latinos and Prop 19 Russ Belville 2010
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ÂBut this racist appeal to the stereotype is not just reminiscent of Anslinger-era scaremongering about the violence and mayhem attributable to  "degenerate Spanish-speaking residents", it's factually inaccurate.
Russ Belville: LA Weekly's racist scaremongering about Latinos and Prop 19 Russ Belville 2010
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