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Oct 30, 1492
Marijuana comes to New World
Columbus brings Cannibus to New World -
Forced Growth
Jamestown passes law requiring farmers to grom hemp (a less potent version of marijuana) -
Presidential Growth
President George Washington Grows hemp as his main crop. Thomas Jefferson also grows hemp. They also questioned how to best process it. -
Napoleon Declares "War on Drugs"
Napoleon declares total prohabition against hemp due to many Egyptians bein habitual smokers -
US is Gifted Marijuana
The Sultan of Turkey gives the US Marijuana as a gift -
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The pure food and druge act's main effect was to place warning labels onto consumer products that contained hemp. This intended to prevent the consumption of the drug and to begin applying strict regulations on cannabis. "Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906." Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906. Web. 28 Oct. 2015. -
Hemp-mobile
Henry Ford makes his first Model T with parts made of hemp plastic and could be fueled with hemp ethinol or gasoline. Henry Ford beleived in helping farmers, hence the hemp plastic. -
Mexican Revolution
After the revolution mexican migrate to the United States and marrijuana spiked in the US population. It was later determine that the increase in marijuana was associated with the immigrants. -
Marijuana Prohibition Begins in US
California passes the first law against the preperation of hemp, but is largly overlooked -
Britian declares Marijuana Prohibition
Britian bans use of marijunana recreationally -
Marijuana Tax Stamp act
Made it illegal to posses marijuana in the US without a tax stamp -
Harsher Punishments to stop Communist Drugs
The Harrison Narcotic Acts lengthens the prison time for drug sentences, as drugs were tools of communist China -
Narcotics Control Act
This act placed marijuana in the same drug class as heroine, making the sentences even harsher -
DEA is Born
Nixion combines all previous drug agencies into one. -
Anti-Drug Abuse Act
President Reagan pass a mandatory extend sentences for anyone being caught of selling drugs. This act also created "three strikes and you're out" and in other words if you were caught with drugs more than three times, your consequence would be life sentence. -
California allows for medical marijuana
California passes Proposition 215 making medical marijuana legal -
Colorado and Washington's Legalization
Colorado and Washington state are the first states in the US to allow cannabis to be smoked for recreational purposes since the Marajuna Tax Act of 1937. The two states limited the amount of stores that were allowed to sell cannabis; more restrictions were placed in Washington and Colorado was more leniant. "After Legalizing Marijuana, Washington and Colorado Are Starting to Regulate It." Washington Post. The Washington Post. Web. 30 Oct. 2015.