ic acid paper-making process to be used with tree pulp, and oddly enough owned timber holdings in Oregon, he had two major reasons to fight for marijuana becoming illegal. He used his money and political influence to make a movie entitled "Refer Madness", which falsely exaggerated the negativity of marijuana. In 1938 the US government made marijuana illegal. However, in 1942 the United States Department of Agriculture made it's own film which they called "Hemp for Victory". This movie was made to reemphasize hemp's usefulness and encourage farmers to grow the plant because of the need for materials during the War. After the War, however, when hemp was again able to be acquired from Asia, American production again came to a halt.
             There have been many questions about medical problems that marijuana has said to create. The most popular question is if people have died from smoking marijuana. The answer to that question is no. From research done by the US Government Bureau of Mortality Statistics in 1987 the following statistics on deaths attributed to substances in a year were found:
             · Tobacco......................................340,000-395,000
             · Alcohol (excluding crime/accidents)...............125,000+
             · Drug Overdose (prescription)................24,000-27,000
             · Drug Overdose (illegal)..........................3,800-5,200
             · Marijuana.......................................................0
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