If risky legal activities such as smoking tobacco or drinking alcohol do more or equal harm compared to cannabis, it should be concluded that the laws are inconsistent. And when there is inconsistency, there's hidden motives. Maybe it's not racism so much today. But there are others.

Anslinger had the demeanor of a Stasi agent. Maybe he smoked it himself?

There are lots of folks scared of "Big Marijuana" these days. I guess they are the real commies.