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Date: 1937Marihuana Tax Act  

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  • The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was the first national marijuana prohibition law. Its passage was engineered by Federal Bureau of Narcotics Director Harry Anslinger following a nationwide “reefer madness” campaign that portrayed marijuana as a cause of insanity, addiction, and criminal violence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Marihuana Tax Act]

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  • Date: 1937

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RTK53J70-4

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