"Here we have drug that is not like opium. Opium has all of the good of Dr. Jekyll and all the evil of Mr. Hyde. This drug is entirely the monster Hyde, the harmful effect of which cannot be measured. Some people will fly into a delirious rage, and they are temporarily irresponsible and may commit violent crimes. Other people will laugh uncontrollably. It is impossible to say what the effect will be on any individual. Those research men who have tried it have always been under control. They have always insisted upon that. … It is dangerous to the mind and body, and particularly dangerous to the criminal type, because it releases all of the inhibitions."
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Hearing on H.R. 6385 (April 1937)
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Harry J. Anslinger
Harry J. Anslinger (20 May 1892 – 14 November 1975) was the first Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Narcotics, widely considered the first United States "drug czar".
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