Marijuana - Threat or Menace?

Since the 1920s, supporters of marijuana prohibition have exaggerated the drug's dangers. In different eras, different claims have gained prominence, but few have ever been abandoned. Indeed, many of the "reefer madness" tales that were used to generate support for early anti-marijuana laws continue to appear in government and media reports today.

The History of Marijuana by Woody Harrelson illustrates how the government and FDA made marijuana illegal and have continuously conducted a pointless and expensive war against its use.