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The 1937 Marihuana Tax Act was designed primarily to eliminate hemp as an industrial competitor

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The 1937 Marihuana Tax Act was designed primarily to eliminate hemp as an industrial competitor

Partially Confirmed recorded as “Circumstantially Supported” The Emperor Wears No Clothes

The evidence: Hearst and DuPont had financial interests in suppressing hemp. The Act was passed with unusual speed, minimal testimony, and at a moment when hemp processing technology was becoming commercially viable. But: no documentary evidence of explicit coordination between Hearst, DuPont, and Anslinger. The 'DuPont memo' Herer cites is disputed in interpretation. Alternative explanation: racial and political motivations (Anslinger's documented racism, anti-immigration sentiment) are sufficient to explain the Act without industrial conspiracy. The conspiracy is plausible, not proven.