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34 J.L. & Health 1 (2020-2021)
A History of United States Cannabis Law

handle is hein.journals/jlah34 and id is 5 raw text is: A HISTORY OF UNITED STATES CANNABIS LAW DAVID V. PATTON, J.D. I. INTRODUCTION 2 II. EARLY HISTORY OF CANNABIS LAW 3 III. THE FIRST FEDERAL AND STATE MARIJUANA LAWS 6 A. Early Federal Legislation 6 B. 1914 El Paso, Texas City Ordinance Banning Sale and Possession of Marijuana 6 C. Harrison Narcotics Tax Act 6 D. Narcotic Drug Import and Export Act and the Federal Narcotics Control Board 7 IV. ALCOHOL PROHIBITION AND MARIJUANA PROHIBITION 8 V. 1920STO 1940S 8 A. Uniform State Narcotics Drug Act and Anslinger 's Army 8 B. Sonzinsky and the Marihuana Tax Act 10 C. LaGuardia Report 11 VI. 1950S: THE GATEWAY DRUG THEORY AND THE BOGGS ACT 12 VII. 1960S TO EARLY-19705 13 VIII. REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT BUREAUCRACY 14 IX. HOW MARIJUANA BECAME A SCHEDULE I DRUG 15 X. CHANGING SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS MARIJUANA 18 A. Presidential Politics 18 B. Popular Culture 18 XI. STATE AND FEDERAL MARIJUANA LAWS FROM THE 1990STO20105 19 A. State Legalization of Medical and Recreational Cannabis 19 B. Conant v. Walters 20 C. Federal Cannabis Criminal Enforcement Policy 23 i. Ogden Memorandum 23 ii. First Cole Memorandum 24 iii. Second Cole Memorandum 24 iv. Sessions Memorandum 26 v. Sessions Memorandum Aftermath 27 vi. Attorney General Barr 29 XII. CONCLUSION 30

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