MJ prohibition has been a fraud from the very beginningRecently discovered tapes of Nixon discussing cannabis expose how "prohibition has been a fraud from the very beginning—often propagated by politicians and bureaucrats who were in on the sham." “Marijuana prohibition has been a fraud from the very beginning—often propagated by politicians and bureaucrats who were in on the sham. It’s high time we end it.”
By Paul Armentano, NORML
Since its inception, the campaign to criminalize marijuana and to stigmatize those who use it has been largely based on hyperbole, stereotypes and outright lies. This fact was reinforced recently by newly surfaced audio tapes showing that Richard Nixon—one of the primary architects of modern-day cannabis prohibition—privately expressed skepticism of his administration’s efforts to crack down on the plant and its consumers.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/newly-discovered-nixon-tapes-expose-the-lies-behind-marijuanas-criminalization-op-ed/