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title: "5 Marihuana Quotes By Harry J. Anslinger"
description: "5 Marihuana quotes by Harry J. Anslinger. Plus more from Harry J. Anslinger and more Marihuana sayings from other authors."
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> [By the tons it is coming into this country - the deadly, dreadful poison that racks and tears not only the body,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/by-the-tons-it-is-coming-into-this-country-the-deadly-dreadful-poison/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

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> [Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marihuana-leads-to-pacifism-and-communist-brainwashing/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

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> [I wish I could show you what a small marihuana cigarette can do to one of our degenerate Spanish-speaking residents. That's why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/i-wish-i-could-show-you-what-a-small-marihuana-cigarette-can-do-to/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

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> [Marihuana is the most violent drug in the history of mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marihuana-is-the-most-violent-drug-in-the-history-of-mankind/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

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> [Marihuana influences Negroes to look at white people in the eye, step on white men's shadows and look at a white woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marihuana-influences-negroes-to-look-at-white-people-in-the-eye-step/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

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## More by Harry J. Anslinger

> [By the tons it is coming into this country - the deadly, dreadful poison that racks and tears not only the body, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/by-the-tons-it-is-coming-into-this-country-the-deadly-dreadful-poison/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/there-are-100-000-total-marijuana-smokers-in-the-us-and-most-are/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [In the year 1090, there was founded in Persia the religious and military order of the Assassins, whose history is one of cruelty, barbarity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/in-the-year-1090-there-was-founded-in-persia-the-religious-and/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [ Colored students at the University of Minnesota partying with (white) female students, smoking \[marijuana\] and getting their sympathy with stories of racial persecution. Result:… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/colored-students-at-the-university-of-minnesota-partying-with-white/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marihuana-leads-to-pacifism-and-communist-brainwashing/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [How many murders, suicides, robberies, criminal assaults, holdups, burglaries and deeds of maniacal insanity it causes each year, especially among the young, can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/how-many-murders-suicides-robberies-criminal-assaults-holdups/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [I wish I could show you what a small marihuana cigarette can do to one of our degenerate Spanish-speaking residents. That's why our problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/i-wish-i-could-show-you-what-a-small-marihuana-cigarette-can-do-to/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [If the hideous monster Frankenstein came face to face with the monster of marijuana he would drop dead of fright.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/if-the-hideous-monster-frankenstein-came-face-to-face-with-the/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [Marihuana is the most violent drug in the history of mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marihuana-is-the-most-violent-drug-in-the-history-of-mankind/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [Marijuana is taken by musicians. And I'm not speaking about good musicians, but the jazz type...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marijuana-is-taken-by-musicians-and-i-m-not-speaking-about-good/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [Marihuana influences Negroes to look at white people in the eye, step on white men's shadows and look at a white woman twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marihuana-influences-negroes-to-look-at-white-people-in-the-eye-step/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [Reefer makes darkies think they're as good as white men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/reefer-makes-darkies-think-they-re-as-good-as-white-men/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [The primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/the-primary-reason-to-outlaw-marijuana-is-its-effect-on-the/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marijuana-is-an-addictive-drug-which-produces-in-its-users-insanity/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

> [Marijuana is the most violence causing drug in the history of mankindMost marijuana smokers are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-j-anslinger/marijuana-is-the-most-violence-causing-drug-in-the-history-of/)

[Harry J. Anslinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-j-anslinger/)

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