The document argues that marijuana prohibition is the greatest scientific fraud of the last century for three main reasons: 1) Major scientific studies dating back to 1893 have found limited medical reasons for prohibiting marijuana, yet it remains illegal. 2) This prohibition has led to over 500,000 marijuana-related arrests in the US alone in 2019 and done immeasurable harm, while also preventing many from accessing marijuana's medical benefits. 3) Much of the research promoting prohibition has been funded by groups like the NIDA that have a stake in continued prohibition, skewing results. However, as funding for alternative research increases, views are starting to change.

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MARIJUANA PROHIBITION IS FRAUD
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Why Marijuana Prohibition is the Greatest
Scienti c Fraud of the Last Century
Marijuana should have never been made illegal over 80 years ago, zero medical reasons.
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Joseph Billions , today at 12:00am
Marijuana Prohibition is the Greatest Scienti c Fraud of the
Last Century
What is the biggest scienti c fraud of the past 50 years? This was the question posted on Gizmodo.com where di erent
scientists were asked to give their answers to the question. Di erent scientists brought di erent answers to the table of
how some researches have failed science and the world. One such research named by Robert N. Proctor, a Professor of

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the History of Science is the Council for Tobacco Research. This research has been used by tobacco companies to
protect themselves from claims tobacco causes cancer. Big Tobacco companies showered money to sponsor Nobel
Laureates and major universities that produced the research.
Another quality entry into the biggest scienti c fraud was made by Katherine A. Pandora an Associate Professor, History
of Science at the University of Oklahoma. She named the articles by Andrew Wake eld where he connected the use of
MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccines with the development of autism. This research promoted hesitation
among many for vaccination of children for common illnesses since 2002 when it was released. The e ects are also
expected to be evident for the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in di erent countries.
Marijuana prohibition a bigger fraud
Despite the gravity of the two examples above, there is arguably a bigger scienti c fraud that has existed far beyond 50
years. This fraud has to do with the prohibition of marijuana, a natural herb that has been used for over a millennium.
This prohibition of marijuana has to be the greatest scienti c injustice because no major scienti c study gives
considerable reason for marijuana prohibition. From the report by the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission in 1893 to the
report by the US Drug Czar’s Institute of Medicine in 1999, there is a limited reason for prohibition.
The e ect of this prohibition in the past years has been devastating, to say the least. Also, the criminalization of
activities involving the natural herb has led to a great number of arrests over the years. The year 2019 alone saw over
500,000 arrests in the United States alone for marijuana-related o enses. This has created a dent in the lives of many
people due to their criminal records. Despite the fact that some states are making moves to expunge such criminal
records, it is still a big issue that cannot just go away.
Another e ect of this unjust prohibition is that many who would have been benefactors have been left to su er. So
many deaths and su ering could have been avoided with medical marijuana used as an alternative therapy for di erent
conditions. Unfortunately, cannabis has been placed in the same category as drugs such as meth, cocaine, and heroin.
Factors behind marijuana prohibition

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Majorly when researches are being funded by corporate organizations and governmental organizations, it is important
to consider what their stake in it is. The research might be geared toward political or nancial gain. This is not to say
that every research funded by big companies or the government is fraudulent, but it is something to always consider.
This reality is evident in some of the researches that are carried out on cannabis in recent years.
When it comes to cannabis researches, let’s allow the facts to tell the story. 85% of all the researches on “drugs” is
funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This should give an indication as to where these researches will
be directed towards. You can be sure that the major focus of the NIDA is towards marijuana prohibition when it comes
to research on cannabis. Analysis has shown that between 2000 and 2018, $1.56 billion has been directed by the US, UK,
and Canada into cannabis research. Over 50% of this funding has been directed towards the negative e ects of
cannabis. The NIDA is the largest funder with over $1 billion but this has been majorly directed towards exploiting
misuse and the negative e ects. On the account of these researches, bodies like the NIDA can continue to promote
cannabis as a harmful drug as opposed to the bene cial drug that we know it is.
This explains why many of the researches present are more geared towards the possible negatives around cannabis as
opposed to the numerous positives. More grants seem to be going towards researches focusing on harms and misuse
which can only help the message of prohibition. This shows that where the government leans to has played a huge role
in promoting the scienti c fraud of marijuana prohibition.
A change in the trend
Though the past 100 years might have seen the biggest scienti c fraud in marijuana prohibition, the next century is
bound to correct that mistake. Research funding for cannabis in the United States has risen steadily from less than
$30.2 million in 2000 to over $143 million in 2018. This has also prompted more research into the possible medicinal
bene ts of cannabis that are yet to be explored. With this, more cannabis markets are bound to open for medical
marijuana. Likewise, with the development of proper studies, the criminalization of cannabis is bound to end
globally.
This change in the trend will promote the cannabis economy globally and allow all the players to bene t. Consumers will
be able to get their cannabis products easily without fear of legal issues. Producers, retailers, and distributors will also
be able to safely play their part in the development of the economy. It will also allow for new opportunities to be

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opened in the economy making way for more stakeholders.
Bottom line
The important thing right now is not to dwell too much on what might have been the biggest scienti c fraud of the past
century, but try to move on from it. Though there is a limit to what can be done to remedy the e ects in the past, much
can be done to bene t the future. It is important that proper funding is directed towards research into the positives and
negatives of cannabis. The outcome of these researches without bias must then be used to properly modulate activities
and policies involving cannabis.
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