Marijuana Policy and Law in the U.S.

Domestic Hemp Production Boom - 16oos - 1890s

Jan 1, 1890

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Pure Food & Drug Act - Required Labeling of Anything sold containing marijuana

Jan 1, 1906

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"Reefer Madness" film popularized

Jan 1, 1936

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Marijuana Tax Act - criminalized marijuana possession

Jan 1, 1937

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"Hemp for Victory" Encourages Americans to grow hemp for the war effort

Jan 1, 1943

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Shafer Commission recomends decriminalization - President Nixon rejects their findings

Jan 1, 1972

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Creation of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Jan 1, 1973

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Anti-Drug Abuse Act - Mandatory Sentences

Jan 1, 1986

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Bush's War on Drugs

Jan 1, 1989

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Medical Use Legalized in California

Jan 1, 1996

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Legalization of Marijuana for Medical & Recreational Use spreads

May 3, 2015

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