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Medicinal Marijuana Extract is Used in the US
Was used to treat muscle pain and other physical pains -
Marijuana is Listed in US Dispensaries
Was considered a narcotic at this point and extremely dangerous in large doses -
Period: to
Mexican Immigration to SW America
The Mexican Civil War prompted the migration of many Mexicans to the US, leading to more marijuana being brought in - established the term "reefer madness" -
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
established to enforce regulations and taxes on imports of substance -
Reefer Madness
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Marijuana Tax Act of 1937
Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 banned the use and sale of marijuana in the US. Ruled unconstitutional in 1970. The purpose was to decrease recreational use rather than medicinal use. Government made it very expensive to import marijuana -
U.S. Pharmacopeia + National Formulary remove marijuana
Another hoop for medical marijuana users/prescribers to jump through to get what they need. -
Boggs Act
Deeper punishment for violating laws based around marijuana, alcohol, and other substances -
Controlled Substances Act
5 sets of severity of drugs based on addictiveness and danger. Marijuana placed in segment 1, highest. Has since been changed to a lower segment -
Marijuana Tax Act overturned
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Proposition 215
California was the first state to approve the medical use of marijuana -
Colorado and Washington legalize
marijuana was regulated on the same terms as alcohol -
Posession is decriminalized in New York