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Jamestown and Early America
The production of Hemp greatly leaned upon in the founding and initial development of America -
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Medical Marijuana
The West has adopted the use of marijuana for medical purposes -
Marijuana enters the US Pharmacopeia
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Massachusetts becomes the first state to outlaw Marijuana
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10 more states prohibit marijuana
During this time, Wyoming (1915), Texas (1919), Iowa (1923), Nevada (1923), Oregon (1923), Washington (1923), Arkansas (1923), and Nebraska and New York (1927). -
48 states have now enacted marijuana regulatory laws
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Marijuana Tax Act
Recreational marijuana was done for but medicinal marijuana was still around until this act got passed. -
Marijuana removed from the Pharmacopeia
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Boggs Act create mandatory minimum sentences
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Congress adds Marijuana to Narcotics Control Act
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Controlled Substances Act claims marijuana has no medical use
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New Mexico first state to pass laws recognizing marijuana having medical benefits
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California becomes first state to pass legal medical marijuana
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Alaska, Oregon and Washington legalize medical
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Main legalizes medical
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Hawaii Colorado and Nevada legalizes medical
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Montana and Vermont legalizes medical
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Rhode Island legalizes medical
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New Mexico legalizes medical
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Michigan legalizes medical
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New Jersey, DC and Arizona legalize medical
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Delaware legalizes medical
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Connecticut and Massachusetts legalize medical
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Colorado passes legal and medicinal use
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Washington allows recreational and medicinal
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New Hampshire and Illinois legalize medical
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Maryland, Minnesota and New York legalize medical
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Alaska legalizes recreational and medicinal use
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Oregon passes legal medical and recreational
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Maine allows recreational and medicinal
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Massachusetts passes recreational and medicinal
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Nevada legalizes medical and recreational