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Chapter 3 - (2nd Edition) CENSORED MEDICAL STUDIES |
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CITY OF LOS ANGELES SUCCESSFULLY CENSORS CANNABIS STUDY:
PART 3
L.A.P.D. REEFER MADNESS ERA LETTER
The L.A.P.D. has a long history of (ah, how shall we say it), not being very truthful, honest, or objective when it comes to the issue of Medical Cannabis. The following letter, issued out by the then Chief of Detectives serves as a good example.
Example: In the words of Joseph F. Taylor, L.A.P.D. Chief of Detectives:
O.W. Wilson, Chief of Police, Wichita, Kansas.Not exactly the most open-minded position, one must admit. But the reader should not be lead into thinking that such things ONLY took place in the 1930’s.
Dear Sir: Referring to your communication of December 6, 1932, regarding the marihuana problem in your state and wherein you request information on our state laws covering same:
We are enclosing a copy of our State Poison Act, which will be self-explanatory concerning the prosecution and punishment of marihuana peddlers.
We have found from long experience and dealing with this type of criminal that marihuana is probably the most dangerous of all our narcotic drugs. In the past, we have had officers of this department shot and killed by marihuana addicts and we have traced the act of murder directly to the influence of marihuana, with no other motive. Numerous assaults have been made upon officers and citizens with intent to kill by marihuana addicts which were directly traceable to the influence of marihuana.
Our Los Angeles Police narcotic Squad makes on an average about fifty arrests a month of peddlers and users of marihuana alone, which will give you some idea of the extent to which this drug is sold and used in a city where enforcement of this particular law is never relaxed. We believe that the peddling of marihuana should, without question, be a felony and the penalty no less than that for which our Narcotic law provides.
If we can be of any further assistance in any way, we will be glad to do so at any time. Very truly yours,
Jos. F. Taylor, Chief of Detectives, Los Angeles, California.
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