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The Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California
The Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California by Dale H. Gieringer Originally published as "The Forgotten Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California ," Contemporary Drug Problems, Vol 26 #2, Summer 1999. Contemporary Drug Problems, Federal Legal Publications, New York 1999. Revised by the author Feb 2000, Dec. 2002, Mar. 2005. Substantially revised Jun. 2006. Table of Contents Introduction.. 2. Early History of Cannabis in California .. 2. The First Stirrings Of Cannabis Prohibition .. 1 5. The Advent of marijuana .. 2 5. Conclusion: Prohibition a Bureaucratic Initiative.. 3 2. State & Local marijuana Laws, Pre-1933.. 3 5. -1- Introduction Although marijuana Prohibition is commonly supposed to have begun with the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, Cannabis had already been outlawed in many states before World War I during the first, Progressive Era wave of anti- narcotics legislation. California , a national leader in the war on narcotics, was among the first states to act, in 1913. The tale of this long-forgotten law, predating the modern marijuana scene, casts light on the Origins of twentieth- century drug Prohibition .
- 2 - Introduction Although marijuana prohibition is commonly supposed to have begun with the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, cannabis had already been outlawed in
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