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I am curently hiding in your eyebrow, so watch out!!!!
surprising facts about Marijuana
7000-8000 B.C.
First woven fabric believed to be from hemp.
1619

Jamestown Colony, Virginia passes law requiring farmers to grow hemp.
1700s

Hemp was the primary crop grown by George Washington at Mount Vernon, and a secondary crop grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
1884

Maine is the first state to outlaw alcohol.
1906

Pure Food and Drug Act is passed, forming the Food and Drug Administration. First time that drugs have any government oversight.
1913California, apparently, passes the first state marijuana law, though missed by many because it referred to "preparations of hemp, or loco weed."

1914

Harrison Act passed, outlawing opiates and cocaine (taxing scheme)
1915

Utah passes state anti-marijuana law.
1919

18th Amendment to the Constitution (alcohol prohibition) is ratified.
1930

Harry J. Anslinger given control of the new Federal Bureau of Narcotics (he remains in the position until 1962)
1933

21st Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing alcohol prohibition.
1937

Marijuana Tax Act
1938

Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
1951

Boggs Amendment to the Harrison Narcotic Act (mandatory sentences)
1956

Narcotics Control Act adds more severe penalties
1970

Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. Replaces and updates all previous laws concerning narcotics and other dangerous drugs. Empasis on law enforcement. Includes the Controlled Substances Act, where marijuana is classified a Schedule 1 drug (reserved for the most dangerous drugs that have no recognized medical use).
1972

Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act. Establishes federally funded programs for prevention and treatment
1973

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Changes Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs into the DEA
1974 and 1978

Drug Abuse Treatment and Control Amendments. Extends 1972 act
1988

Anti-Drug Abuse Act. Establishes oversight office: National Office of Drug Control Policy and the Drug Czar
1992

ADAMHA Reorganization. Transfers NIDA, NIMH, and NIAAA to NIH and incorporates ADAMHA's programs into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

by the way... HAPPY 420!!!!!!!! I dnt do drugs btw.... just incase u where wondering... I just find this interesting.



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