make hemp production cheaper than wood. Businessman William Randolph Hearst had enormous shares of pulp timber and paper mills, and he stood to lose everything if cannabis were allowed to make a comeback. Hearst decided to use his the many newspapers he owned to mar the image of hemp He printed such headlines as Marihuana Makes Fiends of Boys in 30 Days! (Moench 109). It was during this time that marijuana was recognized as an intoxicant, and was renamed marihuana (Still Crazy). Using the press, Hearst was able to sway the public into thinking marijuana should be banned. Meanwhile, Dupont Corporation had created rayon and nylon, which were in direct competition with hemp clothe and rope. Dupont inevitably took Hearsts side of the argument. U.S Secretary of Treasury, Andrew Mellon, appointed Harry Ansligner as the Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, FBN. Mellon was also the chairman of Mellon bank, which funded Dupont, and his niece was married to Anslinger (Moench 110). Anslinger and the FBN continued Hearsts work with newspapers and Hollywood (Still Crazy). Anslinger testified before Congress on marijuana, often reading articles from Hearts papers aloud. He claimed that Marijuana is the most violence causing drug in the history of mankind (qtd. in Moench 110). Marijuana was said to eliminate all fear in the hearts of criminals (Still Crazy). Hearst backed up Anslingers claims with If the hideous monster Frankenstein came face to face with the monster marijuana, he would drop dead of fright (qtd. in Moench 110). Outrageous by the FBN was abound; one news bulletin stated that a marijuana user becomes a fiend with savage or cave man tendencies. His sex desires are aroused and some of the most horrible crimes result. He hears sight and sees sound. To get away from it, he suddenly becomes violent and may kill (qtd. in Still Crazy). The Marijuana Tax Act was introduced to Congress on April 14, 1937 by Representative Robert L. D...
