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	1937 Marijuana Tax Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United States, the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act (strictly the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act) was one of the cornerstone bills that led to the criminalization of Cannabis.
		The AMA (American Medical Association) had been quite unaware, until just two days before giving evidence, that the "marijuana" referred to in the bill was also the cannabis that had been prescribed as medicine for the previous 100 years.
		The Act is often referred to by advocates for decriminalization of marijuana, who claim there is now very clear evidence that the act itself was based mostly on racism and wild, entirely unsupported claims.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marijuana_Tax_Act (508 words)

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	Legal issues of cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the United States, the significant legislation was the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, a federal culmination of many separate state laws that had been enacted in the previous years.
		Large-scale domestic marijuana growing operations, or grow-ops, are frequently targeted by police in raids to discourage the spread and marketing of the drug.
		Under the 1994 Crime Act, the threshold for sentencing a death penalty in relation to marijuana is the involvement with the cultivation or distribution of 60,000 marijuana plants (or seedlings) or 60,000 kilograms of marijuana.
	americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Legal_issues_of_cannabis (1594 words)

	Marijuana - Recreational and Street Drugs - Drugs in Sports - Choices in Sports - NCAA
		The Marijuana Tax Act in 1937 was passed to prohibit the use of hemp as an intoxicant and regulated its medicinal use
		Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit substance of abuse in the United States.
		The medicinal use of marijuana in the U.S. was prohibited after the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, which categorized marijuana as a narcotic.
	www.drugfreesport.com /choices/drugs/street/marijuana.html (1382 words)

	STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: MARIJUANA PROHIBITION 1937 - 1997
		By stubbornly defining all marijuana smoking as criminal, including that which involves adults smoking in the privacy of their own homes, we are wasting police and prosecutorial resources, clogging courts, filling costly and scarce jail and prison space, and needlessly wrecking the lives and careers of genuinely good citizens.
		Marijuana prohibition is a misapplication of the criminal sanction which undermines respect for the law in general and extends government into inappropriate areas of private lives.
		By stubbornly defining all marijuana smoking as criminal, including that which involves adults smoking in the privacy of their home, government is wasting police and prosecutorial resources, clogging courts, filling costly and scarce jail and prison space, and needlessly wrecking the lives and careers of genuinely good citizens.
	www.drugsense.org /jnr/stillcrz.htm (6969 words)

	The Marijuana Tax Act: The History of US Drug Laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Federal Bureau of Narcotics did not consider marijuana use to be a threat to the extent that heroin and cocaine were, and was its commissioner, Harry J. Anslinger, was reluctant to place marijuana under federal prohibition, hoping instead that it would be controlled at the state level.
		According to the draft, anyone attempting to sell marijuana had to pay the transfer tax – but the tax stamp would only be issued to those who were already in possession of the marijuana.
		The Marijuana Tax Act was passed by Congress in 1937 after a half-hour of floor debate, during which no medical data was presented.
	www.addictiondoctor.com /pages/maritaxact.htm (800 words)

	The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 - Full Text of the Act
		The provisions of this Act shall apply to the several States, the District of Columbia, the Territory of Alaska, the Territory of Hawaii, and the insular possessions of the United States, except the Philippine Islands.
		The investigation and the detection, and presentation to prosecuting officers of evidence, of violations of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Narcotics and the assistants, agents, inspectors, or employees under his direction.
		All general provisions of the internal revenue laws, not inconsistent with the Marihuana Tax Act, are applicable in the enforcement of the latter.
	www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/hemp/taxact/mjtaxact.htm (3215 words)

	1937 Marijuana Tax Act -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was introduced to (The legislature of the United States government) U.S. Congress by the Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (Click link for more info and facts about Harry Anslinger) Harry Anslinger.
		This statement was not correct since the AMA had only become aware that the "marijuana" referred to in the bill was actually the cannabis that had been prescribed for the last 100 years two days before their evidence.
		The Act is often used by advocates of the decriminalization of marijuana, as now it has become apparent that it was based mostly on racism and wild, entirely unsupported claims.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1937_marijuana_tax_act.htm (209 words)

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		Or, the federal government must allow California to duplicate the federal marijuana farm and allow the California marijuana farm(s) to be under state control and jurisdiction by means of the FDA delegating some of its authority to a California controlled substances authority, i.e.
		Also, the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, using (minimal) revenues, should be used to monitor the quality (lack of potency) of commercial plantings of industrial hemp for reasons explained later.
		The agricultural subsidies and tax incentives to corporate friends of the government can be easily paid for, with plenty of surplus revenues after repayment, by means of yet another provision being amended to the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act or its replacement.
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	History of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 by David F. Musto
		It was this kind of attitude which the Tax Act was designed "to placate," according to Anslinger, although he felt that little besides a law on the books could be offered the fearful citizens of the Southwest and their importuning officials (H. Anslinger, oral communication, June 30, 1970).
		After the Tax Act was passed, even Dr. Lawrence Kolb, Sr., certainly no booster of the FBN, warned that "Continued use of the drug causes insanity in many cases, but very unstable persons may have a short psychotic episode from only a few doses.
		Such a desire prior to the Act and the lack of any increased appropriations for several years after the Act are consistent with Anslinger's claim that the Tax Act was no boon to his bureaucratic structure.
	www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/hemp/history/mustomj1.html (4984 words)

	A Complete History of Marijuana
		Marijuana was used medicinally in the western world (usually as a tincture) around the middle of the 19th century.
		In that year, federal law made possession or transfer of marijuana illegal without the purchase of a by-then incriminating tax stamp throughout the United States (contrary to the advice of the American Medical Association at the time); legal opinions of time held that the federal government could not outlaw it entirely.
		The 1937 federal marijuana tax act was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1969.
	historymarijuana.com (1202 words)

	BUNGARUMPUT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The beginning of the illegalization of marijuana seems to begin in 1900, when 2-5 percent of all adults in the US were addicted to morphine.
		The tax was more than the drugs were worth, so while doctors sent a measly tax every year, the rest of the population was forced to take a loss on every sale of the drugs, and possibly be jailed.
		These states were afraid that marijuana would be used as a substitute drug for hard drug addicts (heroin, morphine, barbituates) and alcoholics to use instead of their regular drug.
	farrahmardiati.blogdrive.com (2533 words)

	THE MARIHUANA TAX ACT OF 1937
		The popular and therapeutic uses of hemp preparations are not categorically prohibited by the provisions of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937.
		The apparent purpose of the Act is to levy a token tax of approximately one dollar on all buyers, sellers, importers, growers, physicians, veterinarians, and any other persons who deal in marijuana commercially, prescribe it professionally, or possess it.
		Such transferee shall be liable for the tax imposed by this section but in the event that the transfer is made in violation of section 6 without an order form and without payment of the transfer tax imposed by this section, the transferor shall also be liable for such tax.
	user.aol.com /saggysue/1937aact.htm (1685 words)

	Barnard Bulletin, Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I just figured it out: marijuana must be illegal because is hazardous to my health, and since tobacco and alcohol are legal, it must be far more detrimental to my health than they are.
		In 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act was passed by Congress as a way of targeting Mexicans who crossed the border into the US in search of work during the Great Depression.
		Drug use would decrease if marijuana were legalized, since part of the reason that youngsters try the drug is the allure of something forbidden.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/barnardbulletin/archive/fall02/issue1/commentary/marijuana.html (830 words)

	Portland NORML: American Medical Association Opposes the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The act is entitled "An Act to impose an occupational excise tax upon certain dealers in marihuana, to impose a transfer tax upon certain dealings in marihuana, and to safeguard the revenue therefrom by registry and recording."
		By such a procedure the professional use of cannabis may readily be controlled as effectively as are the professional uses of opium and coca leaves, with less interference with professional practice and less cost and labor on the part of the Treasury Department.
		It has been suggested that the inclusion of cannabis into the Harrison Narcotics Act would jeopardize the constitutionality of that act, but that suggestion has been supported by no specific statements of its legal basis or citations of legal authorities.
	www.pdxnorml.org /AMA_opposes_1937.html (437 words)

	Reefer Madness!: Harry J. Anslinger Essay
		His biggest contribution to the so-called "reefer madness" propaganda movement was the 1937 Marijuana Transfer Tax Act, which imposed strictures on the growing and use of the plant which rendered hemp effectively worthless by taxing it out of existence.
		Also, Anslinger took pains to ensure that any groups and/or individuals that might have resisted the passing of the Act were either informed late (or not at all) that the hearings were even taking place.
		In one document, Anslinger states that marijuana incites lust and fits of homicidal violence in its users.
	www.reefermadness.org /propaganda/essay2.html (379 words)

	In Hemp: Lifeline to the Future
		By inflaming fears of marijuana (an obscure name promoted by Hearst), they eventually succeeded, through the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, in destroying the domestic hemp industry.
		More than half the American cars on the road between 1922 and 1984 were built by General Motors, which guaranteed DuPont a captive market for paints, varnishes, plastics, rubber, etc. The DuPonts were able to use their control of the entire sphere of the auto and fuel industries to keep out incompatible technologies.
		With their new police power, the marijuana bureaucrats had a clear field for their economic, political and social agendas.
	www.lightparty.com /Energy/HEMP.html (789 words)

	Declaration 12 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Industrial hemp is the same species as marijuana (Cannabis sativa), but describes a number of varieties that are grown for either the plant's fiber or seed.
		The controversy over medical marijuana exists because a large section of the public and the medical community believe that marijuana has medicinal value, and that physicians should be free to prescribe it to their patients, as they already do for Schedule 2 drugs, which are widely considered to be more dangerous.
		Although nearly all scientific testing of marijuana on humans has been banned in the United States for the last two decades, millions of marijuana smokers have demonstrated to physicians and a broad section of the public that marijuana eases the suffering caused by chemotherapy, and promotes recovery in Aids and cancer patients by restoring appetite.
	www.ruralparty.com /12.htm (1029 words)

	U.S. Govt. Drug History and Med. MJ - Medical Marijuana ProCon.org
		This act (with a multitude of regulations, court decisions, Supreme Court decisions and amendments) was to become the standard and the basis of narcotic regulation in the United States for the next 50 years.
		It is worth noting that, under the scheduling provisions of the act, marijuana is seen as needing to be grouped with heroin while cocaine with its significant abuse liability and very limited medical use still falls into Schedule II.
		The Act did, with respect to criminal penalty, select out 'marijuana from other drugs and lowered the maximum penalty for possession of an ounce of marijuana to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine, with the option of probation or a conditional discharge at the judge's discretion' (Slaughter, 1988, p.
	www.medicalmarijuanaprocon.org /pop/GovDrugHist.htm (4005 words)

	Marijuana and Hemp Story: Why Was Marijuana/Hemp Banned? (Page 5 of 10) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shortly before marijuana was banned by The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, new technologies were developed that made hemp a potential competitor with the newly-founded synthetic fiber and plastics industries.
		This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes." Marijuana Prohibition is founded on lies and rooted in racism, prejudice, and ignorance.
		Bolstering the theory that marijuana was banned to destroy the hemp industry, two articles were written on the eve of Marijuana Prohibition that claim hemp was on the verge of becoming a super crop.
	www.cannabis.com /untoldstory/hemp_5.shtml (570 words)

	Jack Herer - Chapter 4
		"The key departure of the marijuana tax scheme from that of the Harrison Act is the notion of the prohibitive tax.
		The new tax doubled the price of the legal "raw drug" cannabis which at the time sold for one dollar an ounce.2 The year was 1937.
		When the Marijuana Tax Act bill came up for oral report, discussion, and vote on the floor of Congress, only one pertinent question was asked from the floor: "Did anyone consult with the AMA and get their opinion?"
	www.jackherer.com /chapter04.html (4663 words)

	Sub-Board I, Inc.
		Recreational use or possession of marijuana is effectively outlawed by this act.
		Marijuana legalization has been a hotly contested issue since at least 1970, when the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) was created.
		Briefly, the report concluded that marijuana is not significantly more dangerous than alcoholic drinks and that the policy of prohibition is both ineffective and ill conceived.
	www.subboard.com /generation/articles/10363505841321.asp (1356 words)

	Drug History
		Even on the battlefield he was fond of surprising men in the act of smoking, when he would punish them by beheading, hanging, quartering or crushing their hands and feed.
		1690 The "Act for the Encouraging of the Distillation of Brandy and Spirits from Corn" is enacted in England.
		Between 1870 and 1915, the tax on liquor provides from one-half to two-thirds of the whole of the internal revenue of the United States, amounting, after the turn of the century, to about $200 million annually.
	drug-rehabs.org /drughistory.php (7605 words)

	Cannabis for Fuel - Hemp and industry - Hemp Info - Welcome to www.hemp-info.ch! The specialist for hemp (Cannabis) in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act was passed, which banned the recreational, and medical use of cannabis.
		Also, it is important to note that the cannabis plant produces enought oxygen throughout its growing season to counterbalance all the carbon dioxide it will later put into the atmosphere when burned as fuel.
		Before the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, Henry Ford utilized hemp fuel for cars, and his first Model T was designed to run ona methanol petrol, produced from hemp seeds.
	www.chanvre-info.ch /info/en/article1219.html (804 words)

	The Marihuana Tax Act 1937
		But it was not until 1937 that the all-encompassing Marihuana Tax Act effectively thwarted cannabis use, whether medicinal, practical or recreational, for future generations.
		Reporting concealed the medicinal and practical applications of the plant, which were then well known to the American public, by simply not telling people that marijuana was exactly the same as stuff as hemp.
		The bill proposed a nominal tax of one dollar on all shipments of so-called marihuana, and at its heart was a maze of legislation designed to make it impossible for anyone who wished to deal with cannabis, in any form, to do so.
	www.ephidrina.org /cannabis/taxact.html (1007 words)

	Kansas State Collegian: Industrial hemp offers several practical uses 04/19/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hemp was a significant cash crop in the United States until Congress passed the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, which banned the cultivation and possession of marijuana and hemp.
		The act was lifted briefly during World War II when the government created the War Hemp Industries and hemp was grown throughout much of the midwest.
		Julie Stutheit, owner of On the Wild Side, said her father grew hemp on his farm, and now the repercussions of so many farmers growing the crop can be seen all over Kansas.
	www.kstatecollegian.com /stories/041902/art_hemp.shtml (552 words)

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