Invertus Indica - the Marijuana Convictions

I wish that I could smoke
 The weed at the turning of the century
 From what I have read, In early 19OO's
 Immigrants would smoke
 Then go habitually insane
 Resort to a life of crime or violent rapes
 Assaulting police officers, in bordertowns
 Extreme prejudism
 From this rising plague
 Infecting our youth
 Change will commend
 Arrests were made
 Weed is slowly criminalized
 State by state officials were terrified
 Mostly minorities that smoked
 Jazz musicians were being watched
 Under section 2F
 Possession without a prescription
 Was made presumptive
 Evidence of concealment
 Drugs illegally imported
 In violation of this act
 And made possession a federal crime
 Esta ya ledio las tres, exhilarating effects
 Three inhalations of marijuana
 The first puff
 Induced feelings of well being
 The second provoked extreme elation
 Coupled with activity
 The third was reputed
 To make the smoker oblivious to danger
 Developing superhuman strength
 El Paso in 1914 characterized
 A hot bed for marijuana fiends
 Reportedly common
 Not only among Mexicans
 But among Blacks, Prostitutes, Pimps
 And criminal class of Whites
 Meanwhile alcohol prohibition
 Was a losing cause
 Government paranoia was soon abound
 Mafia propaganda was gaining ground
 Through violence and bribery
 Alcohol could be found
 By 1921 an increase of marijuana
 Was noted Cannabis Indica
 Which is Indian Hemp
 From Hashish to Opium raise new fears
 Cocaine in further demand
 On July 15, 193O Harry Jacob Anslinger
 Was appointed Acting Commisioner
 Of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics
 Eager to fulfill his role as an evil crusader
 Against the evils of narcotics
 The influential of public policy
 Toward drugs from 193O-1968
 Employ every tactic possible
 To convince legislation
 Marijuana is a national monster
 Boys smoke it with girls to seduce them
 Still heroin use is rising higher
 Public oppositions had very little say
 I'm living here in 2OOO
 And I have never smoked weed
 That made me want to kill
 Or become hostile
 All these crimes
 Must have been committed
 Under the influence of alcohol
 Smoking pot gets you stoned
 You get mellow
 So fuck the bullshit from the past
 It is time to grow up
 Out of religious pesting
 Or goody-two-shoe politicians
 Or lobbyist, addicted to tobacco
 Whores, and social drinks
 Now's the time for us stoners to revolt
 Take back a country
 We lost a long time ago
 Change the laws more suitable for
 Man... Invertus Indica