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Re-criminalizing cannabis is worse than 1930s 'reefer madness'

Written by Miriam Boeri, Associate Professor of Sociology, Bentley University

A still from the 1936 propaganda film 'Reefer Madness.'Wikimedia Commons

In the 1930s, parents across the U.S. were panicked. A new documentary, “Reefer Madness,” suggested that evil marijuana dealers lurked in public schools, waiting to entice their children into a life of crime and degeneracy.

The documentary captured the essence of...

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Re-criminalizing cannabis is worse than 1930s 'reefer madness'

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