The John C Lupien Collection

The John C. Lupien Collection

John C. Lupien, in pursuit of a Masters Degree, has done some of the best and most interesting research on the history and origins of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. In the course of his research, he has uncovered some interesting and provocative documents, and has done the best exploration I have seen yet of the supposed Anslinger-Hearst-DuPont conspiracy behind these laws.

Unraveling an American Dilemma: The Demonization of Marihuana - A Masters Thesis presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School Pepperdine University - In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts - By John Craig Lupien April, 1995

Full document (about 650K) - Table of Contents

Source Documents

Correspondence about the legal status of hemp 1930 - 1938

Letter from Harry Anslinger - September 29, 1936

Letter from Elizabeth Bass - September 30, 1936

Letter from Elizabeth Bass - October 6, 1936

Letter from Harry Anslinger - November 2, 1936

Letter from Elizabeth Bass - November 3, 1936

Day By Day Story of the Experimental Farms - Process Cured Hemp - by Frank Ridgway, Chicago Tribune, November 4, 1936

Letter from Elizabeth Bass - November 5, 1936

Letter from Elizabeth Bass - November 6, 1936

Report of the Marihuana Investigation - Summer, 1937