@jeffowski I don't doubt the premise, but that quote probably is too perfect to be true. See https://psu.libanswers.com/faq/391108
Do you have the source for the Harry Anslinger quote that begins with "There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US..."? - Ask A Librarian

@jeffowski very few people have any idea who harry anslinger was
@BackFromTheDud -- I knew his granddaughter and she smokes weed.
@jeffowski Yup. Drug laws and the way they are enforced have always been racist. And political. Millions of Black and Brown men disenfranchised over the years for felony convictions.