to work on the railroads, Canadians believed that Chinese works would take away money for Canadian workers, creating fear in society (Chinese corrupting the beliefs of Canadian society), opium ban (Opium and Narcotic Act) (form of social control.
-Emily Murphy; The Black Candle, detailed all of the crazy things marijuana does to people under the influence, people started to freak out
-Moral panic; an intense feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order…
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