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Marihuana 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 (1937)]

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  • 1937

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