HEARST, PANCHO VILLA & THE WAR ON SOME DRUGS

William Randolf Hearst, you know, the media robber baron who started the Spanish American War to sell newspapers, also started the war on some drugs.

Hearst was angry at Pancho Villa for trashing Hearst's Mexican villa (a fancy house with a built in movie theater). Hearst also wanted to cut down redwoods to make paper, because he owned the redwoods and could make more money cutting trees for paper.

Pancho Villa was a great choice for marijuana villain. Who in the US would trust a Mexican revolutionary?

Hemp, a relative of the marijuana plant, makes great paper. Hemp does not need acid or bleach to make it ready to be paper. Hydrogen peroxide can make the hemp paper white.

But who cares about the environment when there is money to be made? (Yes, I am being sarcastic.)

So Hearst put his newspapers behind starting the war on some drugs. He and the government told OUTRIGHT LIES about marijuana in order to convince people to make marijuana illegal. Most of you STILL BELIEVE the lies Hearst told.

ALL THIS SO HE COULD CUT DOWN REDWOODS THAT HAD LIVED FOR 2000 YEARS.