From: [f--c--l] at [pacbell.net]
Newsgroups: rec.drugs.cannabis
Subject: The Most Stinging Indictment of Prohibition Covering an Entire Century
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 96 16:16:54 GMT

The Most Stinging Indictment of Prohibition Covering an Entire Century

"THE DOPE CHRONICLES: 1850-1950", published by Harper & Row had documented the 
hysteria, the hypocrisy, and ultimately the failure by  the government to 
enforce a policy of Prohibition. 

The original source materials for "THE DOPE CHRONICLES" had been taken from 
runs of a dozen Major Metropolitan Daily Newspapers, 1850-1950.

1)  The material was hilarious:  Screaming Headlines, Lurid Addict Stories, 
Sob Sisters, Allegorical Editorial Cartoons, Fantastic Graphics, Dope Movies, 
Busts, Politics, Crime, Corruption

2)  The irony was legendary:  During the Roaring Twenties, the nation had been 
rallied by the Popular Press both AGAINST Alcohol Prohibition, but also IN 
FAVOR of Dope Prohibition.  Propagandists, Lobbyists, and Spin Doctors were 
weaving their fantastic tales on the Editorial Pages. 

3)  And the outcome was tragic: Tens of thousands of  deaths were credited to 
the hysterical and hypocritical attempts at legislating Public Morality.

The book is now out of print.  But the original Source Materials remain:  a 
MICROFILM COLLECTION of 2200 newspaper pages, culled from runs of a dozen 
Major Metropolitan Daily Newspapers, 1850-1950.
(Only about 30% of the collection had been used for the book.)

The pages relate to the topics of Dope, Drugs, Prohibition, Hysteria, and the 
ambient culture from each decade.  (ZIG-ZAG ads, 1919)

The collection, as a collective work, makes a powerful statement about the 
excesses of Prohibition. 

It is filled with thousands of photos, illustrations and 
graphics---surrealistically depicting the Demons which were preying upon 
Society.

This entire collection of Public Domain newspaper pages needs to be 
republished---and distributed to:  Sociology Classes, Graphic Artists, 
Publishers, Politicos, Historians, Graduate Students, Recreational Users, 
Ex-Hippies, Gen-Xers, Record Cover Designers, William Bennett

CD-ROM would be the preferred medium.  

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