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OPENING STATEMENT OF H.J. ANSLINGER,COMMISSIONER OF NARCOTICS,
containing Review of Proceedings of Sub-Committee on Cannabis of
Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium, League of Nations: 4-16
STATEMENT OF DR. A. H .WRIGHT, PROFESSOR OF AGRONOMY, UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN, relating to growth of Hemp, where seeds are produced,
and Hemp is grown in United States: 16 - 27
STATEMENT OF MR. FRANKLIN, CHIEF OF DRUG CONTROL, STATE OF
NEW YORK, as to growth of Marihuana in that state. 27 - 29
STATEMENT OF DR. B. B. ROBINSON, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, relative to experiments as to World Production
of Hemp, and quantity of Production in United States and Growth and Production
of Cannabis, and Comparative Results obtained from Seed obtained from various
Countries: 29 - 49
STATEMENT OF DR. JOHN R. MATCHETT, CHIEF CHEMIST, BUREAU OF NARCOTICS,
as to Tests made from Seeds of Hemp in various Countries: 42- 43
STATEMENT OF MR. HENRY FULLER, CONSULTING CHEMIST, as to his Experience
in Growth of Cannabis: 49 - 55
STATEMENT OF DR. JAMES C. MUNCH, PROFESSOR OF PHARMACOLOGY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, relating to
Effects of Marihuana on Organs of Body: 55- 60
STATEMENT OF DR. S. LOEWE, PHARMACOLOGIST, CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE,
as to Bio-Assay of Marihuana 60 - 65
STATEMENT OF DR. WALTER BROMBERG, SENIOR PSYCHIATRIST, DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALS, NEW YORK
CITY,
relating to varying Effects of Marihuana in various Classes of Individuals: 65 - 88
Discussion on Pharmacological Phases of Marihuana Problem: 89 -133
STATEMENT OF H. J. WOLLNER, CONSULTING CHEMIST, TREASURY DEPARTMENT: 133 -137
STATEMENT OF DR. A. H. BLATT, HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Relative to Survey of Chemical
Constituents of
Cannabis Sativa: 137-143
STATEMENT OF DR. JOHN R. MATCHETT, TREEASURY DEPARTMENT, containing Report of Department
of Attacks on Marihuana Problems: 143 -151
STATEMENT OF DR. JOSEPH LEVINE, CHEMIST, BUREAU OF NARCOTICS, as to Tests for
Identification of Marihuana 152 -160
STATEMENT OF MR. LOUIS BENJAMIN, CHEMIST, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, as to Tests: 160-164
STATEMENT OF DR. JAMES C. MUNCH, as to Tests: 162-164
STATEMENT OF DR. H. M. LANCASTER, CHIEF DOMINION ANALYST, CANADIAN GOVERMENT,
in relation to Tests: 165 -l70
STATEMENT OF DR. JAMES COUCH, PATHOLOGICAL DIVISION, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: 170 -173
General Discussion: 173-178
BY COMMISSIONER ANSLINGER: I want to express to you the appreciation of the Treasury
Department for giving your valuable time in an effort to assist the Government in this
important work. I will now introduce the conferees in attendance:
DR. JOHN R. MATCHETT, Chief Chemist, Bureau of Narcotics
DR. JOSEPH LEVINE, Chemist, Bureau of Narcotics
LOUIS BENJAMIN, Chemist, Treasury Department
DR. B. B. ROBINSON, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture
DR. HERBERT O. CALVERY, Chief, Division of Pharmacology, Food & Drug Administration,
Department of Agriculture
DR. ROBERT P. HERWICK, Food & Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture
DR. LAWRENCE KOLB, Division of Mental Hygiene, Public Health Service
DR. JAMES COUCH, Pathological Division, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of
Agriculture
DR. A.H. BLATT, Professor of Chemistry, Howard University
DR. S. LOEWE, Pharmacologist, Cornell University Medical College
DR. A.H. WRIGHT, Professor of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin
DR. WALTER BROMBERG, Senior Psychiatrist, Department of Hospitals, City of New York
DR. JAMES C. MUNCH, Professor of Pharmacology, Temple University
MR. H. M. LANCASTER, Chief Dominion Analyst, Canadian Government, Ottawa, Canada
MR. HENRY FULLER, Consulting Chemist, Washington, D. C.
MR. FRANK SMITH, Chief of Drug Control, State of New York.
DR. JAMES HIBBEN, Geophysical Laboratory Carnegie Institute of Washington
MR. FRED T. MERRILL, Foreign Policy Association Washington, D. C.
MR. PETER VALAER, Chemist, Alcohol Tax Unit Laboratory, U. S. Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C.
DR. W. V. LINDER, Chief, Alcohol Tax Unit Laboratory, U. S. Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C.
MR. PAUL W. SIMONDS, Assn. Chief, Alcohol Tax Unit Laboratory, U. S. Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C.
MR. MORRIS KAPLAN, Office of the Chief, Division of Laboratories, U. S. Bureau of Customs
DR. S. T. SCHICKTANZ, Chemist, Alcohol Tax Unit Laboratory, U. S. Treasury Department
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