Could be the beginning of the criminalization of MJ, but the drug war properly began with Anslinger. Perhaps I should have named the thread "MJ is illegal because the US government hates blacks and mexicans"
LonerStoner Reviewed by LonerStoner on . Why Marijuana is illegal Ok, I'm stoned and I feel it's time for a soapbox session, so here it goes: The final straw (and perhaps intial straw) that broke the proverbial camel's back and promted Harry Anslinger to begin the war on weed back in the 30's that continues to this day was jazz music. In the 1930's, jazz music was moving north out of New Orleans and St. Louis to New York and all stops in between. As jazz music became popular and black radio stations began to pop up, white kids were able to hear jazz Rating: 5