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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > 1946 Revision of the Harrison Act
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug policy conventions > 1946 Revision of the Harrison Act
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug policy conventions > 1946 Revision of the Harrison Act
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug policy conventions > 1946 Revision of the Harrison Act

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1946 Revision of the Harrison Act  

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  • The 1946 Revision of the Harrison Act (also known as the Narcotics Act of 1946, or the Synthetic Substitutes for Morphine Act of 1946) amended the Harrison Act of 1914, one of the most pivotal pieces of drug legislation in the United States. Federal Narcotics Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger proposed this 1946 revision. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; 1946 Revision of the Harrison Act]

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