Something had to be done about this plight on our youth. So, in 1939 cannabis was made illegal. The hemp farms were either run out of business or forced to change their crops. Elements of this campaign can be seen in the Crack scare in the 1980's and the following propaganda about drugs in general. I'll finish off this discussion with a summery of modern cannabis use and the knowledge we have about it.
Cannabis is a well known painkiller.
Sometimes the smoking of cannabis is the only relief cancer and AIDS patients have from their pain. The use of cannabis for cataract patients is also well known. There are over 5,000,000 recorded recreational cannabis smokers in America today. The seizures of property that the government is entitled to, in addition to the fines imposed, the illegality of cannabis is a great source of revenue for the federal government. To uphold laws that were founded in racism, perpetuated in ignorance and maintained by greed.