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Inter-State Narcotic Association Marijuana Warning Poster
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Enlarged version of a mocking "warning card" to be placed in railroad trains, buses, streetcars, and other public forums. Warning reads, "Beware! Young and Old--People in All Walks of Life! This [Marijuana 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 of this drug in the [teapot] or in the [cocktail] or in the tobacco cigarette."
September 1971
Publication Information
| Date Created | September 1971 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 56 x 44 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Madison People's poster and propaganda collection collected by J. Wesley Miller, 1969-1976 |
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| Call Number | PH 4003 |
| Media Number | Box 42,Folder 3 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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