Essay Archive - Mary Jane: The Devil Weed
Mary Jane: The Devil Weed
ABSTRACT: This paper, entitled "Mary Jane: The Devil Weed?" attempts to
examine what we know about marijuana and what problems are associated with its
use. The paper examines briefly the history of marijuana legislation,
marijuana's known effects, and conclusions about its danger.
Early in this century, the government waged a war of terrorism on marijuana,
or cannabis sativa. "By 1937, forty-six states had laws against the use of
marijuana, and its use had already been made a criminal offense under federal
law" (Jaffe, 659). Andrews pointed out that "not until some time in the early
193....
|