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500 BCE
Discovery of Marijuana
Used as a herbal medicine in many western cultures such as Asia and India. -
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Medical Marijuana Is Introduced
Sir William O'Shaughnessy who is an Irish found that cannabis extract could lessen stomach pains. -
Cannabis Extract was sold at pharmaceutical stores
The U.S Food and Drug Administration approved two drugs with THC that were prescribed in pill form to treat nausea caused by cancer chemotherapy and loss of appetite in AIDs patients. -
Cannabis Extract was sold at pharmaceutical stores
Cannabis extract was sold to treat upset stomach. It was sold over the counter to whoever wanted to purchase it. -
Required to be cultivated
In Virginia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut it was required to be grown because of the many uses for it. -
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Mexican Revoultion > U.S.A Recreational Smoking
During the years of the Mexican Revolution. it introduced the recreational practice of smoking marijuana to American Culture. -
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Evil Weed
Massive unemployment and social unrest during the Great Depression stoked resentment of Mexican Immigrants and "evil weed" -
Evil Weed
As a result of the large scale of the scare of "evil weed" 29 sates outlawed cannabis by 1931 -
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Marijuana Tax Act of 1937
This act of 2937 was the first federal U.S law to criminalize marijuana nationwide. This act put an excise tax on the sale, possession, or transfer of ALL help products -
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Marijuana Legalization
in 1970 during the "War on Drugs", the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 repealed the Marijuana Tax Act and listed Marijuana as a Schedule 1 Drug, along with heroin, LSD, and ecstasy. -
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California Love
In California, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 was signed. This state chose to legalize marijuana for medical use by people with severe or chronic illnesses. -
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Eight States
Washington D.C / Colorado / Alaska / California / Maine / Massachusetts / Nevada / Oregon are all states in which you can smoke marijuana without a doctors prescription. -
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Call to Action
A county commissioner in Illinois named John Fritchey renewed a call to legalize recreational marijuana. Fritchey cliams that this action will supplement as tax-payer relief. -
Benefits of Marijuana
