Talk:William Randolph Hearst/Archives/2018

Which one?

it says in one paragraph he was born in sf, but in the table it says he was born in ringwood, nj. which one is right?

It's San Fran Whitesoxfanatic 20:47, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Cannabis

In Abstimmung mit Firmengrößen wie DuPont und Anslinger nahmen die Hearst-Zeitungen sehr erfolgreich Einfluss auf das Verbot von Hanf, das 1937 durchgesetzt werden konnte. Kritiker wie beispielsweise Jack Herer werfen Hearst vor, mit seiner Kampagne gegen das Marihuana nicht die Menschheit vor der „gefährlichsten Droge seit Anbeginn der Menschheit“ schützen zu wollen, sondern dass wirtschaftliche Interessen im Vordergrund standen. Hearst war Waldbesitzer und Papiermühlen-Magnat und der Hanf wurde durch neue Erntemaschinen eine übermächtige Konkurrenz dazu.[6] There is a lack compared to the German version. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.183.250.20 (talk) 08:03, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Mein Deutsch ist nicht so gut, so I will reply in English. I have not attempted to read all of your comment, but my guess is that you, also, have been hearing for decades about WR Hearst's paper pulp investments, and his consequent campaign to suppress the wide cultivation of hemp by promoting widespread fear of marijuana use in America by a journalistic propoganda campaign. I was hoping to find this information already included in the article, at least in a 'controversy' section. I know it is discussed in books and magazines, although the most recent treatment I have seen, in an advocacy program for combatting opioid addiction, didn't mention Hearst's campaign, and attributed marijuana's schedule 1 "narcotic" classification to "fear of scary Hispanic immigrants" (due partly to name), and "racial fear" (due to heavy use in Harlem and other segregated areas). Whatever your views, the Hearst premise is widely believed and supported by solid sources, at least as a theory, and it should be mentioned. rags (talk) 23:53, 8 January 2018 (UTC)