SOCB50H3 Lecture Notes - Racialism, Marihuana Tax Act Of 1937, Harry J. Anslinger
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Emotions are becoming mainstream, meaning eventually they will become extinct. Our bodies are incredibly powerful sights and targets of regulation. Think about regulation of drugs as regulation/desires of body. A great way to regulate bodies is to regulate outside objects related to the body, such as drugs. When you"re talking about regulation of weed you are talking about regulation of body and desires. If you smoke weed you will kill people (official truth) Note official truths in the movie (facts that were false but were made to seem true) Mexicans who came as workers smoked marijuana to get through long days of hard labour. Harry anslinger (assistant prohibition commissioner) helped shaped america"s attitude about. Firstly, he believed if the laws were tough enough he could ban alcohol. He also tried to get white american to view weed as deadly. Marijuana carried by west indians came to new york and became popular among jazz musicians.
