NORML (Marijuana Law Reform - NORML) is a great place for reliable resources. They normally cite sources and stuff in their papers so you know where to look.

And, of course, there's Wikipedia. You might want to start off by looking at William Randolph Hearst's smear campaigns.
larrylechuga Reviewed by larrylechuga on . I need good sources for a marijuana paper Yo, I'm working on a paper about marijuana, basically the philosophical debate for why and why we shouldn't have the right to use/cultivate/possess herb. I need some sources for like how it became illegal, when it started being used, the uses of hemp (and history), and anything else you think might be useful. Though, opinions and facts are interesting on their own, I need resources that I can cite. Thanks a lot, blaze up. Rating: 5