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RainDog

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13. 1944 La Guardia Commission finds prohibition based upon lies

Reply to RainDog (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 06:34 PM

Jan 2014

http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/sourcefiles/laguardia.pdf

The prohibitionists claimed marijuana made people homicidal maniacs who murdered their children, lost touch with reality, etc. etc.

LaGuardia's commission found marijuana made people relaxed and, in some cases, created anxiety. That's it.

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