88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition -- It's Time To End It

88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition -- It's Time To End It

Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant and the stigmatization of those who consume it has been predicated almost entirely upon the promotion of gross exaggerations, racial stereotypes, and outright lies. The post This Saturday Marks 88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition — It’s Time To End It appeared first on NORML.

This Saturday marks 88 years of federal Marijuana prohibition — It’s time to end it

Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law.

After 88 Years, It’s Time to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

Saturday, August 2, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant and the stigmatization of those who consume it has been predicated almost entirely upon the promotion of gross exaggerations, racial stereotypes, and outright lies. For instance, a July 6, 1927 story in The New York Times, headlined “Mexican Family Goe…

This Saturday Marks 88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition — It’s Time To End It - Cannabis News World

Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant and the stigmatization of those who consume it has been predicated almost entirely upon the promotion of gross exaggerations, racial stereotypes, and outright lies. The post This Saturday Marks 88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition — It’s Time To End It appeared first on NORML.

This Saturday Marks 88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition — It’s Time To End It

Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant and the stigmatization of those who consume it has been predicated almost entirely upon the promotion of gross exaggerations, racial stereotypes, and outright lies. The post This Saturday Marks 88 Years of Federal Marijuana Prohibition - It's Time To End It appeared first on NORML.