-- supplement to --
“Harry Anslinger Saves the World: National Security Imperatives and the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act”
The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs: An Interdisciplinary Journal 33:1 (Spring 2019)
William B. McAllister, Ph.D.
Longstanding Misconceptions and Inaccuracies about the
Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
The *Real* Story
and
Why it Matters
William B. McAllister, Ph.D.
This site will eventually feature a detailed critique of the historiography concerning the origins, purpose, and implementation of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 (hereafter referred to as “MTA”), as well as supporting materials. These pages supplement and complement the article “Harry Anslinger Saves the World: National Security Imperatives and the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act,” The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Volume 33: No. 1 (Spring 2019), pages 37-62. For why it matters, see "The Big Idea"