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Date: 1919United States v. Doremus  

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  • In 1900, the legislative control of illegal drugs in the United States had just begun. The use and abuse of narcotic drugs had become a nationally and internationally recognized social problem and the government was starting to attempt to address the issue. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; United States v. Doremus]

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  • Date: 1919

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KFVNNK8K-T

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