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As a result, the government's hands are tied.

4 seconds sound clip from the Reefer Madness (1936) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:27:50 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You government men have got to find some way to put an end to it.

- Of course, I agree with you, Dr. Carroll.

- But do you realize that marihuana is not like other forms of dope?

- You see, it grows wild in almost every state in the Union.

- Therefore, there is practically no inter-state commerce in the drug.

- As a result, the government's hands are tied.

- And frankly, the only sure cure is a widespread campaign in education.

- Oh, it's all right to talk about education, but we educators can't do anything until the public is sufficiently aroused.

- Let me show you something.

- In 1930, the records on marihuana in the Washington office of the Narcotics Division scarcely filled a small folder like this. Today, they fill cabinets.

- All of these, devoted to marihuana records.

[...]

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Actors: Dorothy Short (Mary Lane), Kenneth Craig (Bill Harper)

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