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80 Years Ago Today: President Signs First Federal Anti-Marijuana Law

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on August 2, 2017July 5, 2022

Eighty years ago today, on August 2, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt signed House Bill 6385: the Marihuana Tax Act into law. The Act for the first time imposed federal criminal penalties on activities specific to the possession, production, and sale of cannabis.

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NORML Match Grant: Extended Two Days To Lament Marijuana Prohibition’s Founding

  • by Allen St. Pierre, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on September 30, 2013June 21, 2022

Dear NORML members and supporters, Over the last month $26,650 has been raised by NORML…

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Federal Cannabis Prohibition Turns 75-Years-Old Today

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on October 1, 2012June 20, 2022

In a milestone that will no doubt go largely unnoticed by the mainstream media, today…

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Next Sunday Nationwide: Pot Prohibition Parlor Parties

  • by Allen St. Pierre, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on September 25, 2011June 16, 2022

Update: Checkout the HuffingtonPost’s interactive map regarding information about Alcohol Prohibition in conjunction with the…

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