This document discusses the history of women's use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. It describes how women have used cannabis for thousands of years in various cultures to relieve pain, including menstrual pain and pain during childbirth. It then discusses how cannabis was banned in the 1930s in the US due to the propaganda efforts of Harry Anslinger. Finally, it outlines some of the health benefits of cannabis compounds like THC and CBD in treating conditions like chronic pain, inflammation, seizures, and reducing anxiety and promoting sleep. It advocates educating people about cannabis to change perceptions and support women working in the cannabis industry.
10. Before the end of
Prohibition Harry Anslinger
Prior to the 1930s, Anslinger claimed that
cannabis was not a problem, did not
harm people, and “there is no more
absurd fallacy” than the idea it makes people
violent.
11. After the end of
Prohibition Harry Anslinger
“By the tons it is coming into this country — the deadly,
dreadful poison that racks and tears not only the body, but
the very heart and soul of every human being who once
becomes a slave to it in any of its cruel and devastaDng
forms.... Marihuana is a short cut to the insane
asylum. Smoke marihuana cigareGes for a month and
what was once your brain will be nothing but a storehouse
of horrid specters....”
12. Propaganda &
The Media
Harry Anslinger
Job security
William Randolph Hearst
Timber industry
John D. Rockerfeller, Jr.
Petroleum industry
Men heavily invested in
industries that faced
competition from the hemp
industry had a financial
interest in the banning of
cannabis and hemp.