New! Stoner Lights! The History of Tobacco Industry Denials about Marijuana

The LA Times reports that the tobacco industry investigated marijuana-based products in the 1960s and 70s, despite the claims they made at the time that they had no intention of doing so. Researchers found a number of memos and communications, both internal and to the federal government that readied to the tobacco industry for a response should marijuana become legal. The documents are in an archive at UC San Francisco.

H. Wakeham, a vice president in research and development at Phillip Morris, wrote to Milton Joffee at the Department of Justice regarding an agreement in which Phillip Morris would analyze marijuana smoke.

Regarding the confidentiality basis on which we would do the work, we request that there be no publicity whatsoever given to our willingness to perform this work and to receive samples for that purpose. We will provide the results to you on a confidential basis, and request that you do not identify in the form of any public announcement where the work has been done.

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