05-23-2007, 06:19 AM
Coming from the Chicago are, where some farms still have remnent hemp from the US government drive to grow hemp (WW1) and prohibition created an reputation for our lovely area (people worldwide know of Chicago for its' prohibition era antics) I have to say I have never understood the logic making a drug illegal. Didn't work for alcohol, nor has it for any other drug. Just gives money & encouragement to people who are willing to do things that are illegal for a price. As for the illegalization of marijuana, there are many speculations, and it could have been due to pressure to reduce the gov't sponsered hemp fields, but this is a specualtion, to be added to the other speculations (though hemp plants are not high quality pot plants) DuPont's nylon was needing markets. Anyhoo, the date for the Act was:
"In 1937, with the enactment of the Marijuana Tax Act, marijuana, or cannabis was officially made illegal on the federal level within the United States."
"In 1937, with the enactment of the Marijuana Tax Act, marijuana, or cannabis was officially made illegal on the federal level within the United States."