Podcast appearances and mentions of Harry J Anslinger

(To celebrate 4/20, please enjoy this reissue of a DHP Episode from 2019.) At the 2019 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Delton, Mich., CJ took the occasion of Michigan's recent legalization of marijuana to do a DHP Villains feature on the man who is arguably the most important of the Founding Fathers of the US government's war on drugs. Join CJ as he discusses the career of Harry J. Anslinger, from his early life to working for the State Department, then the Treasury Department, culminating in his tenure as first Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930-62, during which time (among other things) he presided over the beginning of the federal government's criminalization of marijuana and the continuous amping-up of the drug war and its penalties; along the way we'll also cover Anslinger's racism & xenophobia, as well as his connections to the OSS and CIA, including lending those agencies some of his top agents for shady purposes, including some of the MK-Ultra experiments. Links Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other ways to support the show Get CJ's Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangerousmedia Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z

This week on Stoner Chicks, Phoebe tells us about some thrilling hockey action from the Seattle Kraken and Steph brings a High Thought about returning fashion trends! Then, Grace tells the chicks about Stoner of the Week Billie ‘Lady Day' Holiday and they lay out the perfect recipe for enjoying the season.   Cited sources:  -‘Billie' (2019) directed by James Erskine  -‘Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday' (1999), written by Angela Y. Davis  -‘Billie Holiday vs. Harry J. Anslinger' episode of Great Moments in Weed History Podcast, by David Bienenstock

This week's guest is Johann Hari, whose books and TED Talks on depression, anxiety, and addiction have reached millions of people. His 2015 talk Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong had a huge impact on Matt, changing how he thought about his own recovery. Matt then devoured Johann's first book Chasing The Scream which looked at the war on drugs, through the story of Billie Holiday. While writing this book, Johann travelled the world to find out how different countries and cultures are dealing with addiction. Because, when it comes to treatment, prevention and enforcement, some countries have got it nailed... and some really haven't. In fact, many countries (including the UK) have got a lot to learn when it comes to our attitudes towards drugs and addiction. This conversation dives into Billie Holiday's story and the legacy of Harry J Anslinger's war on drugs; the importance of connection and compassion in addiction recovery; and what we can learn from innovations in countries like Portugal and Switzerland, and, at the community level, in Vancouver. (01:10) Johann's funeral song (a surprising choice, but perhaps not for Busted fans) (02:44) The impact of Johann's Ted Talk on Matt (04:45) Johann's motivation for researching addiction (08:43) The Rat Park experiment and the importance of connection (13:26) The U.S. vs. Billie Holiday and what this story teaches us about the war on drugs (27:36) Addiction treatment in the prison system (32:32) Shame and stigma in addiction (and the importance of looking at multiple factors) (43:40) The impact of junk values in contemporary society (51:00) Looking for, and fixating on, negative feedback (53:36) The different approach to addiction in Portugal  (59:07) Andrew Sullivan, gay marriage, and important cultural change (01:01:59) Decriminalisation vs. legalisation and the Swiss approach to addiction (01:06:22) The power of ordinary people in cultural change (01:07:54) What we can learn from Vancouver (Bud Osborn and Philip Owen) (01:14:24) Concluding thoughts from Johann and Matt Related links: Johann's books The film adaptation of Chasing The Scream: The United States vs, Billie Holiday Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit Bruce K Alexander's Rat Park experiment Joe Arpaio's Tent City Dr Vincent J Felitti Dr Gabor Maté  Professor Tim Kasser's The High Price of Materialism and his experiment with Nathan Duncan Portugal's Dr João Goulão Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan Former President of Switzerland Ruth Dreifuss The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users: VANDU Former Vancouver Mayor Philip Owen NHS: Getting Help for Drug Addiction

Day 2 of our coverage features several brands this show:beginning with Rulayy from Florida check them out here:Rulayy offers a fresh lineup of hemp goods—kickin' pre-rolls, joints, prime flower, sleek vapes, and crystal-clear THCA diamonds—brings the chill of the natural world right into the heart of the city's hustle. Then we speak with Smackerz of Houston TX - Smackerz sells only 100% authentic American grown top shelf cannabis with no synthetic additives. Start off with  Smackerz Tropical Punch Flower POP ROCKZFinally we meet with Jeff Dole of Trinity Hemp Co. They stand behind the company slogan “quality never compromised.” Jeff announces the new farm in central California on the William Randolph Hearst property in wine country, where the once infamous media mogul helped shut down the cannabis industry . . .  in a magical twist of fate Jeff called  it "Ironic Kronik" ; as Trinity sister company is growing legal Marijuana on the majestic 100 acres in Paso Robles CA, where the former media mogul "Hearst" once helped shut down the industry with the help of DuPont &  Harry J. Anslinger  some 100 years ago!

This one is a trip through midcentury America and all its paranoias, moral panics, and witchhunts. In particular, we focus on two men, Senator Joseph McCarthy and Harry J Anslinger. One was responsible for the Red Scare and the other started the War on Drugs. But also one was a daily morphine junkie and the other was his plug. Yes...this is 100% a true story! And it's guaranteed ridiculousness!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drugs won the War on Drugs decades ago, so why are governments still squandering billions on this unwinnable battle? Where did the idea come from? Can we even agree on what drugs are? Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt delve into the tortuous evolution of the futile battle against narcotics. From morphine users Jules Verne and Bismarck and cocaine fan Sigmund Freud to the Opium Wars, the Red Scares, the Jazz Panic, Richard Nixon's declaration of war on narcotics in 1971 up to Nancy Reagan's “Just say no”, the War on Drugs becomes a justification for racism, a proxy assault on the '60s – and an immovable block on evidence-based policy. Support Origin Story to get extra episodes and more at https://www.patreon.com/originstorypod Thank you to drugs expert Steve Rolles for his assistance with this episode. “This is about as profound a policy failure as any you can find anywhere on Earth.” – Ian Dunt “If the hideous monster Frankenstein came face-to-face with the monster Marijuana he would drop dead of fright.” – Harry J Anslinger, Federal Bureau of Narcotics director “When they say ‘war on drugs' what they mean is, war on some things we don't like.” – Ian Dunt “By accident or design, the drugs war had evolved into a race war.” – Mike Gray, author of Drug Crazy “Drugs function like pornography or the military do with technology. They drive forward rapid change.” – Ian Dunt Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt. Audio production and music by Jade Bailey. Logo art by Mischa Welsh. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Origin Story is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dopo l'approfondimento sulla cannabis terapeutica in Italia L'Onda Verde riprende il filo del libro tornando sulla guerra alla droga e le sue vittime. Ovvero di come la war on drugs si è presto tramutata in una guerra ai drug user, e di come la legge penale sulle droghe è stato un eccezionale strumento a disposizione del potere per colpire e marginalizzare il dissenso o per reprimere le minoranze.Leonardo Fiorentini, in occasione dell'uscita nelle sale del film “Gli Stati Uniti contro Billie Holiday”, racconta insieme a Marta Raviglia cantante e coordinatrice del dipartimento Jazz del Conservatorio di Ferrara, un lato misconosciuto e trascurato di una delle più grandi cantanti che il palcoscenico jazz e blues abbia conosciuto. Quello del suo impegno politico, che anche se non si è mai tradotto in attivismo o militanza, è oggi riconosciuto come una delle testimonianze di denuncia più forti della discriminazione razziale negli USA a cavallo della seconda guerra mondiale legata anche e soprattutto alla sua canzone simbolo: “Strange Fruit”.Sono gli anni della campagna contro la marijuana, proprio quella che vi abbiamo raccontato nell'episodio 5. Billie morirà il 17 luglio 1959, a 44 anni, ammanettata ad un letto di ospedale, in stato di arresto perché tossicomane. In mezzo una vita fatta di grandi successi musicali, amori sbagliati, di alcol, droghe e di persecuzione da parte proprio di quel Harry J Anslinger che mai le perdonò di aver cantato Strange Fruit e di essere una donna, afroamericana, con piena consapevolezza dell'assoluta arbitrarietà della war on drugs e del suo fine ultimo: colpire le persone. Ospite:- Marta Raviglia, cantante jazz e coordinatrice del dipartimento Jazz del Conservatorio “Girolamo Frescobaldi” di Ferrara - https://www.martaraviglia.com/Estratti audio e letture:- Gli Stati Uniti contro Billie Holiday | Trailer Ufficiale https://youtu.be/BcOSLZop1v0- Angela Davis introduces Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit” https://youtu.be/SvqHpJDS19E- Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday, Live 1959 | https://youtu.be/-DGY9HvChXk - Reelin' In The Years Productions | L'utilizzo del suddetto brano è esclusivamente a titolo di cronaca e informazione ad integrazione dei riferimenti di host e ospite dell'episodio e non per necessità artistico/sonore.- Le letture di Stefania Andreotti sono tratte dal libro “La signora canta il blues”, Feltrinelli, 2002, Traduzione di Mario Cantoni - https://www.feltrinellieditore.it/opera/opera/la-signora-canta-il-blues-1/

You may have heard of Harry Anslinger before, but you may never have heard of him like this...Dealing opiates in the Senate?Addicted to Morphine?World class Racist?In this episode, the Professor takes a deep dive into the life and times of Harry J. Anslinger, Head of the Bureau of Narcotics and architect of anti-drug policy in America and decide for yourself if he is the villain in the story of Cannabis.Find out about how he came to be any why he took it out on cannabis.

First of all let me discuss the idea that making weed is some feminist conspiracy. I don't think it is but it certainly has elements of gynocentrism to it. I believe that cannabis was made illegal to protect corporate profits through the sale of cigarettes, cotton clothing and industrial chemicals. Cannabis can also grow in soils that aren't the best quality so it can be grown almost anywhere. So even the most traditionally unproductive land can grow it. Mexicans also tended to smoke the plant in the southwest United States in the early twentieth century so I think to some extent the farmers in that region thought if they got rid of the plant then they would get rid of the Mexicans moving to the southwest. And we've seen how well that's worked over the last one hundred years. Criminilization was racially motivated as well to a certain extent. The newspaper magnate Hearst also published articles claiming that black men were more likely to raping white women when they were smoking weed. Harry J. Anslinger also testified in front of congress saying that “Marijuana is the most violence causing drug in the history of mankind.” The goal was to scare people in power into criminalizing it. But in 1948 he contradicted himself by saying that Marijuana users become peaceful and pacifists and that Communists would use marijuana to weaken America's will to fight the red menace. So clearly this drug changes depending on the politician trying to make it illegal. Using the argument that weed made men violent most certainly got female approval for the prohibition of this plant. But I think the real reason it was made illegal is due to the fact that it made people more dependent on the oil industry for fuel. The cotton industry for clothing and Dupont chemicals for plastics and paints and other things that could be made from the plant. If anyone else has any other stories leave them in the comments section. I strongly believe it was a big business conspiracy and not a feminist one that made cannabis illegal. With regards to women that I know that are pot smokers. Come to think of it that supposed nawalt that I know is a regular pot smoker. That could have something to do with her views and her ability to do long term thinking. But she doesn't have any kids so I'm not sure she would smoke if she had them.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mgtow/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hanf (lat. Cannabis) ist eine der vielseitigsten Kulturpflanzen der Welt. Das wurde häufig bestätigt und selten verstanden. Was die alten, bzw. antiken Kulturen der Ägypter, der Griechen, der Assyrer, der Sumerer, der Germanen und der Bewohner des japanischen Archipels (um nur Einige zu nennen) zu nutzen verstanden, gilt heute in vielen Teilen der Welt als illegal. Was William Randolph Hearst und Harry J. Anslinger in dem 1930er Jahren erfolgreich orchestrierten wirkt bis heute tief. Der „War on Drugs“, wie Richard Nixon ihn bezeichnete, vergiftete nachhaltig öffentliche und politische Meinung zu Cannabis und insbesondere Cannabis Nutzern. Ein anhaltendes Stigma, welches auch durch unzählige spektakuläre Erkenntnisse nicht abgemildert werden konnte. Zum Beispiel: Der Anbau von Hanf laugt den Boden nicht aus und trägt sogar zu dessen Aufwertung bei. Viele der ca. 113 in Hanfpflanzen zu findenden Cannabinoiden (THC und CBD sind zwei davon) zeigen erstaunliche medizinische Wirkung bei der Behandlung von zB. Schmerz-, Sucht- oder Traumapatienten, allerdings ist ein Großteil noch unerforscht. Mit Hanffaser angereicherter Beton ist widerstandsfähiger und ökologisch unbedenklicher. Doch scheint all das irrelevant. Allein die Erwähnung des Wortes „Cannabis“ führt möglicherweise in diesem Moment dazu, dass dieser Text in den gängigen Social Media Portalen algorithmisch verborgen wird und in den Ergebnissen der Suchmaschinen auf die hinteren (und faktisch unsichtbaren) Plätze verbannt wird. Erst in den letzten paar Jahren deutet sich eine Entwicklung an, die dem medizinischen und auch wirtschaftlichen Potential von Hanf gerecht wird oder werden kann. Erst in den letzten paar Jahren kann, wenn auch immer noch zaghaft, von echten Plänen einer Legalisierung gesprochen werden. Lars Müller ist der CEO von Europas größter, börsengelisteter Unternehmensgruppe aus dem Cannabis Sektor. Mit Synbiotic ist es sein Anspruch, eine vollständige Infrastruktur aus Forschung, Produktion und Vertrieb aufzubauen und bereitzustellen. Ein Gespräch über bürokratische Herausforderungen wie den Novel Food Catalogue, Pläne für einen legalen und regulierten Cannabis Markt ohne gesetzliche Grauzonen, über individuell angepasste Cannabinoid Zusammensetzungen, was man von der Legalisierung in zB. einigen Staaten der USA lernen kann und warum CBD möglicherweise im Jahr 2024 eine Renaissance erleben wird. LINKS ZUR FOLGE: https://www.synbiotic.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lars-müller-4a2b4374/ https://www.instagram.com/0xlars/ PODCAST - WEBSITE: http://skeleton-crew.de/na SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.instagram.com/podcast_na/ https://www.facebook.com/natuerlicheausrede STEADY SUPPORT: https://steadyhq.com/de/napodcast 5G NEWSLETTER: https://napodcast.substack.com/welcom

In a tale of weedy vengeance, Abdullah and Bean investigate the life of Harry J. Anslinger—America’s first “drug czar,” author of Marijuana: Assassin of Youth, and the man most responsible for the global prohibition of cannabis. And then they settle the score. This episode is tied to the premiere of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a new film from Lee Daniels (Push, Empire) telling the awful true story of how Harry Anslinger used the full power of federal law enforcement to target the legendary jazz singer for multiple arrests, ultimately hounding her into an early grave. Highlighted by a brilliant Golden-Globe-nominated performance from Andra Day, the film rightly casts Anslinger as the villain. But with the narrative focused on Holiday and an undercover FBN agent tasked with taking her down, the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and his decades-long racist campaign against weed doesn’t get a lot of screen time.  So Abdullah and Bean decided to dig deep into Anslinger's horrific life story. And yes, exact an herbally-infused revenge worthy to be called a great moment in weed history! Special thanks to Johann Hari whose excellent book Chasing the Scream greatly informed this episode.  Clips come from: Steve Martin on Saturday Night Live, George Carlin from his album Toledo Window Box, The Big Lebowski, Marijuana: Assassin of Youth, and the legend Ed “NJ Weedman” Forchion PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS! This episode is brought to you by Tweedle Farms, Northwest Oregon's premiere, family owned hemp farm, specializing in farm-to-table, terpene rich, high CBD hemp flower. Use promo code “greatmoments” for 20% off your next order shipped anywhere in the United States. GREAT MOMENTS IN WEED HISTORY MERCH Visit our new merch store with Teepublic.

Das Wort „Prohibition“ klingt an sich schon wie ein Relikt. Ein schattenhaftes Fragment aus einer fernen, dunklen, schwarz-weißen Vergangenheit. Wirft man einen Blick auf Cannabis, stellt man fest, dass dieser Pflanze nicht nur entgegen aller Expertisen zahllose Stigmata anhaften, sonder wir uns Heute, im Jahr 2021 in einer Prohibition befinden. Deren Ursprung liegt tatsächlich weit zurück. Sei es die internationale Opiumkonferenz 1911 oder die Propaganda von Harry J. Anslinger und William Randolph Hearst in den 1930ern, die originären Argumente für ein Verbot können den aktuellen wissenschaftlichen, sowie ökonomischen Erkenntnissen nicht mehr standhalten. Trotzdem scheinen einem Fortschritt oder wirklichem Durchbruch massive Kräfte entgegenzuwirken. Georg Wurth ist Geschäftsführer des Deutschen Hanfverbandes und als solcher maßgeblich verantwortlich für Aufklärung und Entmystifizierung einer der ältesten Nutzpflanzen der Erde. PODCAST - WEBSITE: http://skeleton-crew.de/na/ STEADY SUPPORT: https://steadyhq.com/de/napodcast LINKS ZUR FOLGE: https://hanfverband.de https://schildower-kreis.de https://www.planet-wissen.de/natur/pflanzen/hanf/pwieharryanslinger100.html https://www.businessinsider.de/wissenschaft/warum-wurde-cannabis-verboten-der-echte-grund-ist-viel-schlimmer-2018-3/ https://lawenforcementactionpartnership.org

Episode 286: One Toke Over the State Line, Sweet Jesus This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to remember if he has any friends who live in New Jersey only to discover he doesn't have FRIENDS that live in New York. (He is a sad, sad man)  On the show this week we talk about the BIG news from the election, New Jersey has legalized weed! (Everybody meet up at the Bada Bong!) Along the way we discuss the history of da kine bud in America, from Washington's Sweet Brown Downtown to Roosevelt's Rough and Red, the sweetest chiba in all of Hyde Park.  From there we take a walk down Racism Lane as we learn why the Federal government hates weed!  (Hint: It is because it hate's minorities!)  We trace the evolution of drug laws from Anslinger to Nixon to Reagan.  (“Just Say No” made us say YES PLEASE!)  Finally, we learn how the tides turned toward legalization.  (Was it Wall Street?  Yes, yes it was!) Our Sponsor this week is Fast Eddies House of Herb where “sticky, hairy and stinky” doesn't just apply to the dancers!  We open the show with Acapulco Gold and close with Niki Blum and the Gramblers on the train from Hoboken! Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/iUxk_hAmnTo Citations Needed: The racist origins of marijuana prohibition https://www.businessinsider.com/racist-origins-marijuana-prohibition-legalization-2018-2 Harry J. Anslinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger Legalize It All https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decriminalization_of_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States Coke And Cannabis: The Big Guys Are Muscling Into This New Market https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickkovacevich/2018/09/19/coke-and-cannabis-the-big-guys-are-muscling-into-this-new-market/?sh=7df6e6ed707a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tracy and Tank look at the efforts of salaried bureaucrat who was odious to the people.         Our music is provided by Kerim the DJ.  Check out his website for booking info http://kerimthedj.com

But really, what do drugs have to do with it? A lot, honestly. Join as my guest Trisha and I talk about the origins of the war on marijuana, and how Harry J. Anslinger based the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and their drug laws on xenophobic and racist ideas. Especially the way he targeted Billie Holiday.

In this episode of Cannthropology, host Bobby Black welcomes on World of Cannabis Museum Advisory Board member Rick Cusick to discuss a publication with a prominent piece of prohibitionist propaganda: The American Magazine's “Marijuana—Assassin of Youth” co-authored by infamous anti-cannabis crusader Harry J. Anslinger. Rick Cusick is the former editor, ad director, and associate publisher of High Times Magazine. He is also a founding partner of Whoopi Goldberg's medical marijuana company Whoopi and Maya, a member of the Board of Directors at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), and Cannabis Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. He is currently nearing completion on several books and writes a regular column on the website the drugtestnews.com.  The World of Cannabis Museum Project Presents: Cannthropology—the podcast that explores the history of cannabis culture one artifact and interview at a time. Hosted by World of Cannabis executive director and marijuana media icon Bobby Black. In each episode, Bobby chooses a different item (or items) from the museum's collection of around 500 rare antiques, artifacts, and artworks, and welcomes on a different guest to help him explore that item's unique significance and place in cannabis history.

In this episode of Cannthropology, host Bobby Black welcomes on World of Cannabis Museum Advisory Board member Rick Cusick to discuss a publication with a prominent piece of prohibitionist propaganda: The American Magazine’s “Marijuana—Assassin of Youth” co-authored by infamous anti-cannabis crusader Harry J. Anslinger. Rick Cusick is the former editor, ad director, and associate publisher of High Times Magazine. He is also a founding partner of Whoopi Goldberg’s medical marijuana company Whoopi and Maya, a member of the Board of Directors at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), and Cannabis Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. He is currently nearing completion on several books and writes a regular column on the website the drugtestnews.com.  The World of Cannabis Museum Project Presents: Cannthropology—the podcast that explores the history of cannabis culture one artifact and interview at a time. Hosted by World of Cannabis executive director and marijuana media icon Bobby Black. In each episode, Bobby chooses a different item (or items) from the museum's collection of around 500 rare antiques, artifacts, and artworks, and welcomes on a different guest to help him explore that item’s unique significance and place in cannabis history.

Assassins of Truth - featuring World of Cannabis Museum Advisory Board member Rick Cusick (Episode 2). In this episode of Cannthropology, host Bobby Black welcomes on World of Cannabis Museum Advisory Board member Rick Cusick to discuss a publication with a prominent piece of prohibitionist propaganda: The American Magazine's “Marijuana—Assassin of Youth” co-authored by infamous anti-cannabis crusader Harry J. Anslinger. Rick Cusick is the former editor, ad director, and associate publisher of High Times Magazine. He is also a founding partner of Whoopi Goldberg's medical marijuana company Whoopi and Maya, a member of the Board of Directors at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), and Cannabis Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. He is currently nearing completion on several books and writes a regular column on the website the drugtestnews.com. The World of Cannabis Museum Project Presents: Cannthropology—the podcast that explores the history of cannabis culture one artifact and interview at a time. Hosted by World of Cannabis executive director and marijuana media icon Bobby Black. In each episode, Bobby chooses a different item (or items) from the museum's collection of around 500 rare antiques, artifacts, and artworks, and welcomes on a different guest to help him explore that item's unique significance and place in cannabis history. Check out our syndicated Cannthropology blog at worldofcannabis.museum/cannthropology and via our media partners: Leaf Magazine, Skunk Magazine, Cannasseur Magazine, NUGL Magazine & Cannapolitan Magazine. If you would like to carry our content in your cannabis publication or website, or are interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast, please contact us at cannthropology@gmail.com.

In episode #2 of Cannthropology, host Bobby Black welcomes World of Cannabis Museum Advisory Board member Rick Cusick to discuss a publication with a prominent piece of prohibitionist propaganda: the July 1937 issue of The American Magazine, featuring the article “Marijuana—Assassin of Youth” co-authored by infamous anti-cannabis crusader Harry J. Anslinger. Rick Cusick is the former editor, ad director, and associate publisher of High Times Magazine. He is also a founding partner of Whoopi Goldberg's medical marijuana company Whoopi and Maya, a member of the Board of Directors at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), and Cannabis Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. He is currently nearing completion on several books and writes a regular column on the website the drugtestnews.com. Check out our syndicated Cannthropology blog at worldofcannabis.museum/cannthropology and via our media partners: Leaf Magazine, Skunk Magazine, Cannasseur Magazine, NUGL Magazine & Cannapolitan Magazine. If you would like to carry our content in your cannabis publication or website, or are interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast, please contact us at cannthropology@gmail.com. © World of Cannabis and Cannthropology are registered trademarks of Velleman Beheer B.V. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cannthropology/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cannthropology/support

David and Rachel discuss the early days of demonizing drugs and its indelible links to racism and revenue.

  This crossover episode features the conversation CJ had with Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project on the last day of the 2019 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest. Join Brett & CJ as they discuss a wide variety of topics, including (but not limited to) Harry Anslinger, conspiracy theories, critical thinking, human scale, and the rigidification of institutions over time. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ's DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm's podcast roster. CJ's Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) Human Scale Revisited: A New Look at the Classic Case for a Decentralist Future The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930-1962 The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade American Made  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the 2019 Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest in Delton, Mich., CJ took the occasion of Michigan's recent legalization of marijuana to do a DHP Villains feature on the man who is arguably the most important of the Founding Fathers of the US government's war on drugs. Join CJ as he discusses the career of Harry J. Anslinger, from his early life to working for the State Department, then the Treasury Department, culminating in his tenure as first Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930-62, during which time (among other things) he presided over the beginning of the federal government's criminalization of marijuana and the continuous amping-up of the drug war and its penalties; along the way we'll also cover Anslinger's racism & xenophobia, as well as his connections to the OSS and CIA, including lending those agencies some of his top agents for shady purposes, including some of the MK-Ultra experiments. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ's DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective & LRN.fm's podcast roster. CJ's Picks (Amazon Affiliate Links) The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930-1962 Chasing the Scream: The Opposite of Addiction is Connection The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade The Economics of Prohibition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent joined us to discuss Telemedicine and how he views the upcoming landscape, pitfalls, and strengths that we can offer patients as CEO of Valley Immediate Care, one of the leading Urgent Care Systems in Southern Oregon (and my first job as a PA-C!). I can't thank him enough for his time and sharing all the interesting information we covered. It definitely has me thinking differently about what it may mean for us as providers and patients in the future. Please visit Maybemedical.com to leave comments and please rate us on your podcast feed to get the word out! Thanks Brent! Terms Covered in Episode LinkedIn Instagram Telemedicine - Utilizing information technology to assess health for disease prevention and treatment or may refer to providing clinical health care from a distance. Urgent Care Association Urgent Care - Walk-in clinics focused on the delivery of acute care in a dedicated medical facility outside of a traditional emergency room. Urgent care centers treat injuries and illnesses that are not serious enough to require an emergency department visit. Oceans of Opportunity, 2019 UCA Urgent Care Convention & Expo “Store and Forward” - Describes the process of collecting digital medical information (records, x-rays, etc.) then transmitting to another provider for information or evaluation. Remote Monitoring - Ability to use technology to monitor data (blood sugar, heart rate, rhythm, etc.) from a patient(s) in another location.   TeleHealth Alliance of Oregon Morbidity - State of disease or injury. Diabetes - Refers to a group of diseases that result from an inability to utilize or produce insulin (naturally produced hormone) and thus unable to process glucose (sugar) appropriately.  This leads to a large variety of complications. Assisted Living - A community living situation generally for senior citizens who need some assistance with daily activities, but do not require care in a nursing home.   Skilled Nursing Facility - A dedicated facility or part of a hospital that provides short and long-term medical care from a team of staff that consists of nursing staff, assistants, therapists, and many more.   Norovirus - A really nasty viral gastrointestinal infection that is easily spread in close communities (Nursing facilities for exp) and very difficult to eradicate.   Admission - To be brought in to the hospital for specific medical care.  Entails obtaining a medical history, making a medical diagnosis, writing orders for treatment and other diagnostic procedures, diet, activity, etc.   Mortality - Referring to death as a result, or the state of death.   Pilot Program - Generally a small-scale, short-term trial or experimentation and implementation of ideas that helps an organization learn how a large-scale project might work in practice.   MA (Medical Assistant) - A health professional that works along side a medical team in an inpatient or outpatient setting that is considered an entry level medical position, but is very active with patient care from start to finish and a great job for anyone who would like to help patients.   AgilityUC - Electronic medical records software   Brookings - Beautiful! Go take a trip in the early summer or fall.   Littmann Telesteth Welch Allyn Otoscope X-Ray - A type of radiation called electromagnetic waves that creates 2D images of the inside of your body.   CBC (Complete Blood Count) - Lab used to evaluate a variety of factors.  White blood cell changes may reflect infection or cancer, platelet changes may reflect a bleeding disorder or cancer, hematocrit and hemoglobin reflect the concentration of red blood cells and their oxygen carrying capabilities (or cancer, yes cancer is always a top consideration for many abnormalities), and many more values to assess.   CMP (Complete Metabolic Panel) - Lab used to evaluate a variety of factors.  Electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, and calcium may reflect a nutritional change or disease state, liver enzymes are evaluated to assess possible infection such as hepatitis or alcohol abuse, and many more values are included.   Physical Therapist - A medical provider and part of the rehabilitation team to help assist with treatment, recovery, and overall well being of patients with chronic conditions, illnesses, or injuries.   Workcomp - Insurance and medical benefits for employees who are injured on the job.   SAIF - Oregon Worker's Compensation Insurance and Benefits   HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) - US law that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information that all medical providers must adhere to. “See one, Do one, Teach One” Consult - When asked to weigh in officially with your medical opinion from your specialty on a patient managed by another medical team or provider.   Rash - Temporary or permanent skin changes due to internal or external irritant/disease process.   Roman   Hims Pillpack OHSU (Oregon Health Sciences University) Providence Express Care Cannabis - The proper scientific name for the recreational and medical product now becoming legal.  The term Marijuana was used by Harry J. Anslinger to make it sound "more Mexican" for fear mongering during the early war on drugs that was essentially a class and race war.  #TrueStory   ED (Erectile Dysfunction) - Inability to obtain or maintain an adequate erection for sex.   Lipidemia - High levels of fats in your blood, requires lifestyle changes (diet, exercise) and at times medications to prevent heart attacks, stroke, and other consequences of long term elevated lipid levels.   Viagra - Original marketed drug used for ED that was, like many things, an accidental finding when looking to treat blood pressure.   UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) - More commonly in females due to a short urethra (where the pee comes out) and often caused by E. Coli (bacteria that is normally found in the gastrointestinal tract).  Symptom trifecta is urgency (“I have to go NOW!”), frequency ("but I just went!"), and dysuria ("ouch, it burns when I go or right at the end!").  Goes away with antibiotics and some studies have shown that cranberry juice (not cocktail) or pills may help in the early symptoms or to prevent onset.   UA (Urine Analysis) - Urine test used often to evaluate possible UTI.  Great resource on what to look for on a UA.   Medical History - The detailed and thorough questions you must ask of a patient to figure out the diagnosis and treatment.  "LOCATERS" is what I think of during each patient interview.  Location, Onset, Character of the pain (if present), what Alleviates it (if any), Timing, what Exacerbates it (if any), any Radiation or is the pain in one spot only, and Severity.   Then you have to ask Allergies and Meds, Past Medical History, Surgical History, Social History (smokes, drinks, what type of job, married, kids, etc), and Family History.  All easy to memorize once you get use to it.   CliaWaved Skype   BP - Blood Pressure   SPO2 (Peripheral Capillary Oxygen Saturation) - Percent of oxygenated hemoglobin (protein responsible for carrying the oxygen molecule on red blood cells.) Amazing stuff!   Specific Gravity - Density of the solution.  Water is usually around 1.000  A pale ale may start around 1.060 before fermentation.  When the urine is more towards zero (less then 1.005) I assume the patient is very hydrated and the sample is diluted.  The higher the number (1.020+) may reflect a degree of dehydration or another disease process.   STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) - Dear Reader, we use to call this a STD (!), but disease refers to a more permanent state and some "STIs" are curable with medications, thus not a disease. Yeast Infection (Candidal Vulvovaginitis) - Overgrowth of naturally occurring yeast in the vagina resulting in common symptoms of white thick vaginal discharge (drainage), itching, and sometimes painful intercourse (dyspareunia). Urine Culture - Taking the urine sample and growing it in a lab to see what the infecting organism is and what it is vulnerable to.  This guides our antibiotic treatment.    Orthopedic Surgery - Branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Dermatology - The branch focusing on the skin, both treatment and prevention of disease.   Medicare - Government funded insurance for anyone over the age of 65.   Center for Connected Health Policy TeleHealth Reimbursement State Laws   Reimbursement - Payment for services and medical supplies from insurance companies.   CDC (Centers for Disease Control) - THE resource for all things health related in the US. Each and every episode of Maybe Medical is for educational purposes only, not to be taken as medical advice.  The opinions of those involved are of their own and not representative of their employer.  

Harry J. Anslinger. Richard Nixon. Ronald Reagan. Harry, Tricky Dick, and the Duke. These three men shaped our modern culture, and they unwittingly exacerbated the issue that has grown into the opioid crisis.In order to understand today's crisis, we need to understand where it came from. The biggest obstacle to overcoming the opioid crisis is stigma. This stigma is rooted in our history, going all the way back to the early 20th century, when it was criminalized on a large scale in the United States.Addiction is treatable, treatment works, and people recover.

Alexandra Chasin is an associate professor at The New School. Her new book [Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs](https://www.amazon.com/Assassin-Youth-Kaleidoscopic-History-Anslinger%C2%92s/dp/022627697X) is a biography of America's first drug czar who popularized the term 'marijuana' and ushered in the Reefer Madness period of drug prohibition. A master propagandist prone to demonizing ethnic and immigrant groups, Anslinger's ideas laid the foundation for the modern drug war and brought awareness of cannabis to the American masses. Alexandra and I talked about the Harrison Act, how America was scandalized by wild 'marijuana parties,' and the analogues between coming out as queer and coming out as a stoner.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Alexandra Chasin to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her new book ASSASSIN OF YOUTH: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs.

The so-called “War on Drugs” continues, and according to one author and educator it has made little progress since its inception back in in the early part of the 20th century.  And she says not only is the war’s effect minimal, it has also evolved into a racist and xenophobic effort. Guest: Alexandra Chasin is the author of "Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger’s War on Drugs."  She is an Associate Professor of Literary Studies at the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School, and a language engineer, revisionist writer, and cultural worker. Perspective is a weekly public affairs program hosted by Richard Baker, communications professor at Kansas State University. Perspective has been continuously produced for public radio stations by K-State since the mid-1970s and has included interviews with dignitaries, authors and thought leaders from around the world. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

Mark Thornton is a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. He is the author of many books, including The Economics of Prohibition (which you can access for free here), which is also the topic of this episode. 1. Does drug prohibition help stop poverty and homelessness? The conventional wisdom on drugs is simple: you see drugs and drug abuse mixed with poverty and homelessness and it makes intuitive sense that drugs play a role in causing poverty. It seems to follow that by criminalizing drugs, you can take them out of the equation and help solve the other problems. Mark disputes this conventional wisdom. First, the causation doesn't necessarily go from drugs to poverty. Poverty can cause people to abuse drugs and mental illness can cause both self-medication and poverty. Second, if you legalize drugs, they won't be sold on the street. Instead, they'll be sold by legitimate businesses with a particular interest in maintaining their reputation and not harming their customers. Prohibition is what creates the black market, which in turn generates violence, crime, and more potent and dangerous drugs, all of which exacerbate poverty. You can't clean up the social problems related to drugs by criminalizing them when criminalizing them is what caused many of those problems. 2. The Suburban Heroin Epidemic Mark recently authored an article called The Legalization Cure for the Heroin Epidemic. In the article, he calls attention to the rising number of overdose deaths in the United States: The number of drug overdoses in the US is approaching 50,000 per year. Of that number nearly 20,000 are attributed to legal pain killers, such as Oxycontin. More than 10,000 die of heroin overdoses. I believe these figures vastly underestimate the number of deaths that are related to prescription drug use. The face of drug abuse has changed in recent decades. Rather than the homeless junkie we might picture when we think of addiction, the new addicts are middle-class people who have been over-prescribed legal opiates like such as Oxycontin and Vicodin. Doctors have been routinely prescribing these addictive opiates and many people turn to the black market rather than going cold turkey when their prescriptions expire. The problem is that Oxycontin and Vicodin are very expensive on the black market, so many of these unintentional addicts turn to heroin as a cheaper substitute. The problem with buying black market heroin is that you don't know what you're getting. Different addicts need different doses, and you don't know what kind of dose you're getting and what it's been cut with. All it takes is one particularly strong dose to cause an accidental overdose. 3. American Foreign Policy and the Supply of Opiates Afghanistan is the largest grower of illicit opium, and the supply has greatly increased since its invasion in 2001. The invasion destroyed the country's legitimate economy and many farmers turned to opium production. Being a huge and basically lawless country with a perfect climate for growing poppies, the global supply of opium exploded. 4. Political Lies to Support Drug Prohibition Mark discusses the political circumstances around the prohibition of marijuana in the United States. Marijuana prohibition went national with the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. It too quickly changed from a measure to tax and regulate into an outright prohibition. Even hemp, the non-intoxicating form of cannabis was banned! When propaganda claiming that marijuana was deadly and caused insanity, violence, and criminal behavior was debunked (aka Reefer Madness), the "gateway theory" was born to fill the void. The gateway theory posits that while marijuana might not be addictive or dangerous, it would lead the user to try the hard drugs, such as heroin. This theory became the prevailing view in the second half of the twentieth century. Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger made up this gateway theory on the spot when arguing for the prohibition of marijuana. Unfortunately, the argument stuck. Recently, a quote by John Ehrlichman, Richard Nixon's domestic policy advisor (and Watergate co-conspirator) has resurfaced on the internet: "The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did." This quote shows how drug prohibition has long be complicit with the politics of bigotry. 5. Progress Against the War on Drugs Despite the sordid history of drug prohibition in the twentieth century, we've made slow progress towards a sane drug policy. Marijuana's many health benefits cannot be denied, and legislators are starting to take notice. Medical marijuana has been legalized in many places, and some places have even legalized it for recreational use. Meanwhile, some jurisdictions have switched from treating drugs as a criminal issue to treating them as a medical issue. Portugal legalized all drugs in 2001. Some police chiefs have even unilaterally changed course in how they deal with addicts, offering help rather than incarceration. We can only hope that complete legalization is just around the corner.