Wrestling constant failure, Anslinger turns to an outrageous media campaign to further dramatize and demonize narcotics. The FBN and Anslinger “created myths and horror stories about drugs.” they also claimed that marijuana was linked to strange cases of insanity, murder and sex crimes (The United States War on Drugs). The aftermath, of the media campaign waged by the FBN was a massive success with every state on board the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act the second time around. Thus the mindset to battle narcotics and shape the American voter’s opinion, was created by this style of
Wrestling constant failure, Anslinger turns to an outrageous media campaign to further dramatize and demonize narcotics. The FBN and Anslinger “created myths and horror stories about drugs.” they also claimed that marijuana was linked to strange cases of insanity, murder and sex crimes (The United States War on Drugs). The aftermath, of the media campaign waged by the FBN was a massive success with every state on board the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act the second time around. Thus the mindset to battle narcotics and shape the American voter’s opinion, was created by this style of