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Uniform State Narcotics Act  

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  • Until supplanted in 1970 by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, the Uniform State Narcotics Act served to create conformity between federal and state laws and among the laws of the states, mainly concerning the use and sale of psychoactive drugs. The crucial first version of the Uniform Act was developed between 1925 and 1932. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Uniform State Narcotics Act]

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