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Fact #61191

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Short story:

Marijuana, the favourite puff of jazz musicians, is made illegal in the USA.

Full article:

Harry Anslinger, U.S. Commissioner of Narcotics (testifying in 1937 to Congress on why marijuana should be made illegal) : There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the U.S., and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, results from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others.