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The assassin of youth (medical marihuana) Hoax
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Posted By:
andrew garret
Oct 30, 2004
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The assassin of youth (medical marihuana) Hoax
I would like to summit the following Hoax for inclusion on your web site. Perhaps the following encyclopedia definition best explains to sum total of the Hoax.
WEBSTER�S ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Copyright 1957 � H.S. STUTTMAN Co.
(from page 2681)
Marijuana or marihuana (ma re hwa na) n. A weed or herb, growing in many parts of North America; the dried leaves of the plant, which have narcotic qualities when smoked in cigarettes; sometimes called the assassin of youth.
Marijuana, or Hashish, a subtle, crazing drug which is being surreptitiously sold in U.S. in the form of cigarettes. Narcotic officials named it 'The Assassin of Youth,' and state that it is as dangerous as a coiled rattlesnake. Its effects when smoked vary with different Individuals. It may make of its victim a philosopher, a joyous reveler, a mad insensate, or a fiendish murderer. Its purveyors whisper into the ears of Am. youth the wonders of a new cigarette with a real thrill, and without harmful effects. Students are lured to its use by promises of resultant keenness of mind, the easy solving of problems, an aid in exams. An addict was hanged in Baltimore in 1937 for a criminal assault on a ten-year-old girl. In Fla. a crazed youth killed his father, mother, two brothers, and a sister. In more than 30 cases of murder or degenerate sex crimes in 1937, marijuana proved to be a contributing cause. See Hashish.
Needless to say, I don�t believe any of it.
Andrew Garret
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Comments
Nick
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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 | 04:28 PM
in what way does this qualify as a hoax? |
Gabriel Mijares
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 | 01:58 PM
The key here is the copyright date (1957). In those unenlightened days, marihuana was just beginning to become popular among youth, and was believed by the "establishment" to be an evil, mind-altering drug. I have a medical reference book from that era that describes homosexuality as a disease! Compare how Websters and other modern reference works define Marihuana now. |
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