Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 13: 1994 to 2000 – The Market Will Decide
It is now 2026, and humans are in the middle of another war involving oil in the Middle East. It seems inevitable. But is it?
David Malmo-Levine
David Malmo-Levine has been writing about - and organizing civil disobedience involving - cannabis since 1993. He has a couple of websites: pot-facts.ca, involving facts that will help transform cannabis regulations from "hard drug regs" to "soft drug regs," and pot-shot.ca, a collection of his writings and publications and (soon) videos. David is an anarchist - he doesn't need any rulers thank you very much.
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 12: 1990 to 1997 – Not In Control
The 1990s. A time when the Hempsters exploded onto the scene and took control of the narrative.
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 11: 1980-1990 – Brain Damage
The conclusions from Dr. Robert Heath’s 1970s “pot smoke kills brain cells in monkeys” fraudulent research would be repeated over and over again in the mass media in the 1980s
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 10: 1970-1980 – Another Trick
The 1970s. Prohibitionist tactics became much more sophisticated. Instead of the ancient techniques of limiting cannabis use to those of special status or associating unsanctioned use with devil worship
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 9: 1960-1970 – Crazy Hippies
The 1960s! All the racism, parental hysteria, and ignorance from the previous decades.
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 8: 1950-1960 – Real Gone Beatniks
The 1950s. There wasn’t very much hemp growing any more. And cannabis medicine bottles were just a memory.
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 7: 1940 to 1950 – Assassin Of Youth
DML looks closely at the media from the 1940s: From the anti-pot side – more ignorance, racism and parental hysteria
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 6: 1930-1940 – Incurable Insanity
The 1930s! All the racism, demonization, ignorance and parental hysteria of the 1920s.
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 5: 1920-1930 – Devil’s Smoke
In this chapter DML looks carefully at the 1920s, where parental hysteria becomes more common, and demonization returns.
Reefer Madness – 1895 to the Present – Chapter 4: 1910 to 1920 – Loco Weed
In this chapter, DML provides many examples of the 3 conceptual devices used by prohibitionists in the second decade of the 20th century to set the stage for cannabis prohibition
