Tagged With: William Randolf Hearst

  Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:00 am In 1914, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst mounted a yellow-journalism crusade to demonize the entire genus of cannabis plants. Why? To sell newspapers, of course, but also because he was heavily invested in wood-pulp newsprint, and he wanted to shut down competition from paper made from hemp … Continue reading »