Marijuana Policy and Law in the U.S. By amstel11 Jan 1, 1890 Domestic Hemp Production Boom - 16oos - 1890s http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1906 Pure Food & Drug Act - Required Labeling of Anything sold containing marijuana http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1936 "Reefer Madness" film popularized http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1937 Marijuana Tax Act - criminalized marijuana possession http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1943 "Hemp for Victory" Encourages Americans to grow hemp for the war effort http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1972 Shafer Commission recomends decriminalization - President Nixon rejects their findings http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1973 Creation of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act - Mandatory Sentences http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1989 Bush's War on Drugs http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html Jan 1, 1996 Medical Use Legalized in California http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html May 3, 2015 Legalization of Marijuana for Medical & Recreational Use spreads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpigizGlg8Y http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html
