In places such as New Orleans newspapers linked cannabis with marginalised groups such as “African-Americans, jazz musicians, prostitutes, and underworld whites”. Police officers in Texas claimed that marijuana incited violent crimes, aroused a "lust for blood", and gave its users "superhuman strength".
In places like New Orleans newspapers linked cannabis to marginalized groups such as "African-Americans, jazz musicians, prostitutes, and underworld whites". Police officers in Texas claimed that marijuana caused violent crimes, aroused a "lust for blood", and gave its users "superhuman strength".