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The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, Pub. L. 75–238, 50 Stat. 551, enacted August 2, 1937, was a United States Act that placed a tax on the sale of cannabis. The H.R. 6385 act was drafted by Harry Anslinger and introduced by Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina , on April 14, 1937.
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By the mid-1930s cannabis was regulated as a drug in every state, including 35 states that adopted the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act. [1] The first national regulation was the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. [2] Cannabis was officially outlawed for any use (medical included) with the passage of the 1970 Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Marijuana has come a long way from its status as an illicit substance to now being recognized for its medical and recreational purposes in many states. Nine states have fully legalized it, and more...
1937: Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Presented as a $1 nuisance tax on the distribution of marijuana, this act required anyone distributing the drug to maintain and submit a detailed account of his or her transactions, including inspections, affidavits, and private information regarding the parties involved. [11]
The FBN is credited for criminalizing drugs such as marijuana with the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, as well as strengthening the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914. Even so, the main focus of the FBN was fighting opium and heroin smuggling. One instance against opium was the Opium Poppy Control Act of 1942. [2]
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was one of the first measures to tax cannabis nationwide. [25] This act was overturned in 1969 in Leary v. United States, and was repealed and replaced with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by Congress the next year. [26]