Pubdate: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 Source: Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA) Copyright: 2010 Daily Democrat Contact: http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3030 Author: Floyd Krautner MARIJUANA MORONS ON BOARD The Yolo County Board of Supervisors apparently has nothing better to do than persecute medical marijuana users. No doubt these mighty minds still believe the racist lies used to outlaw marijuana to begin with: "Marihuana influences Negroes to look at white people in the eye, step on white men's shadows and look at a white woman twice." (Hearst newspapers nationwide, 1934) "There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the U.S., and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana can cause white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others." "... the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races" - Federal Bureau of Narcotics Director Harry J. Anslinger, 1930 "Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality and death." "Marijuana is the most violence causing drug in the history of mankind." "[Smoking] one [marihuana] cigarette might develop a homicidal mania, probably to kill his brother." (see US Government Propaganda To Outlaw Marijuana. Otherwise why would they pretend that marijuana is as dangerous as Plutonium even though cannabis has never caused a death in 5,000 years of recorded history. FLOYD KRAUTNER, Bakersfield - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D