Beware of Marihuana Placard

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Title

Beware of Marihuana Placard

Description

Placard printed by the Inter-State Narcotic Association from Chicago, Illinois (c. 1940), warning about the dangers of marijuana. The text reads: "Beware! Young and old people in all walks of life. This marihuana cigarette may be handed you by the friendly stranger. It contains the killer drug "marihuana"- a powerful narcotic in which lurks Murder! Insanity! Death! Warning! Dope peddlers are shrewd! They may put some drug in your tea or in the cocktail or in the tobacco cigarette."

Date

1940

Rights

Copyright undetermined. For more information please contact the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy: aihp@aihp.org.
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Format

.jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

cannabis-053-interstate

Temporal Coverage

1940-1949

Original Format

poster

Citation

Inter-State Narcotic Association, “Beware of Marihuana Placard,” American Institute of the History of Pharmacy Digital Collection, accessed April 23, 2024, https://aihp.omeka.net/items/show/217.