A review by bibliocyclist
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market by Eric Schlosser

3.0

"The first American law concerning marijuana, passed by the Virginia assembly in 1619, required every household to grow it."

"In 1981 Congressman Newt Gingrich introduced a bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana. Fifteen years later, as Speaker of the House, Gingrich sponsored legislation demanding a life sentence or the death penalty for anyone who brought more than two ounces into the United States."