I’m a day late in this… celebration. But 70 years ago Thursday, the Marijuana Tax Act was signed into law by Roosevelt.
Jacob Sullum has a nice reminder: Return With Me Now to the Thrilling Days When Marijuana Was Spelled With an H
And ABC news wonders: Is the Nation’s Marijuana Policy Misguided?
For more on the history of the Marijuana Tax Act, see The Schaffer Library
- DrugWarRant.com, the longest running single-issue blog devoted to drug policy
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