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This
Week
in
History
7/30/04
August 2, 1937: The
Marijuana Tax Act is passed as the first major piece of legislation intended
to combat marijuana use. Federal Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner
Harry Anslinger told the Congressmen at the hearings, "Marihuana is an
addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death."
August 2, 1977: In
a speech to Congress, President Jimmy Carter addresses the harm done by
prohibition, saying, "Penalties against a drug should not be more damaging
to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this
more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana for personal
use. The National Commission on Marijuana... concluded years ago
that marijuana should be decriminalized, and I believe it is time to implement
those basic recommendations."
August 4, 1996: State
narcotics agents, at the direction of California Attorney General Dan Lungren,
raid the Cannabis Buyers' Club of San Francisco, just three months before
Prop. 215 hits the voters' ballot and despite a clear majority of Californians
supporting access to medical marijuana.
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Issue #348, 7/30/04
Editorial: Too Many Questions |
An All-Time High: Nearly 7 Million Behind Bars or on Probation or Parole |
MPP, ACLU Sue Nevada to Gain Ballot Access for Marijuana Initiative |
DRCNet Book Review: "The New Prohibition: Voices of Dissent Challenge the Drug War," edited by Sheriff Bill Masters (Accurate Press, $14.95 PB) |
Newsbrief: British Drug Panel Considering Anti-Drug Vaccinations for Schoolchildren |
Newsbrief: Border Guard Charged in Beating of Suspected Marijuana Smuggler |
Newsbrief: Justice Department Orders Libraries to Return Asset Forfeiture Documents |
Newsbrief: Despite High Court Ruling, Old Drug Conviction Keeps Man from His Kids |
Newsbrief: West Australia Quietly Shifts From Drug Arrests to Diversion |
Newsbrief: British Marijuana Arrests Plummet Following Legal Reclassification |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
This Week in History |
Media Scan: Canada, Canada, Canada, Kerry |
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