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GREENUSA HALL OF SHAME
4TH MOST SHAMEFUL
Nancy Reagan
First Lady 1981-89
Mrs. Reagan misled an entire generation about the dynamics of addiciton
3rd MOST SHAMEFUL
Richard Nixon
President 1969-1974
Even after Prohibition had been proven a flop, he started the "War on Drugs."
2nd MOST SHAMEFUL
William Randolph Hearst
Publishing Tycoon
Owned massive amounts of timberland. Destroyed the hemp industry to make more profits
#1 MOST SHAMEFUL
Harry Anslinger
Head of Bureau of Narcotics
An extreme racist and paranoid, he convinced the USA that marijuana was dangerous and immoral. His paranoid, delusional rants had a sexual/racial component, basically: "if you let your wife smoke cannabis she will have sex with dark men."
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