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| Tax act requiring annual registration of dealers of cocaine and opium and its derivatives. Not punitive, no reference to drug users |
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| 18th Amendment/Volstead Act (1919) |
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| Prohibition: prohibited manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages. |
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| More than doubled penalties for dealing illegally imported "narcotics." Stressed police action against dealers. |
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| Court ruled it now legal for medical doctors to prescribe narcotic drugs for addict if part of therapeutic program |
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| Congress forms the Federal Bureau of Narcotics as part of Treasury Department. |
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| Official committee established to construct a Federal Uniform Drug Act. Adopted by 35 States by 1937. |
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| Brought marihuana under same legal restrictions as cocaine and opiate drugs (marihuana was officially designated as a "narcotic" until 1971 |
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| Boggs Amendment to Harrison Act (1951) |
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| -Established stiff minimum sentences for narcotics related activities. |
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| Narcotic Drug Control Act (1956) |
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| All but first offenders to be given mandatory sentences with no probation or parole. Specified the death penalty for those who sold to persons under age 18. |
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| Drug Abuse Control Amendments (1965) |
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| mandated record-keeping for regulation and distribution of stimulants and depressants |
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| Drug Abuse Control Amendments (1965) |
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| FDA Controlled. placed Placed amphetamines and barbiturates and hallucinogens into dangerous drug category. |
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| Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act ("Controlled Substances Act" 1970) |
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| repealed, replaced, and updated all current drug laws |
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| Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act ("Controlled Substances Act" 1970) |
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| appropriated funds for treatment, control, and education of drugs |
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| Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act ("Controlled Substances Act" 1970) |
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| moved responsibility from Treasury department to Department of Justince |
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| Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act ("Controlled Substances Act" 1970) |
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| lightened penalties on users and increased them on dealers |
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| Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act ("Controlled Substances Act" 1970) |
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| established 5 "schedules" into which drugs would be categorized, 1 being the most dangerous and 5 being least dangerous. |
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| legal restrictions on selling firearms to felons |
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| restricted access to chemicals used in drug manufacturing |
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| death penalty for drug related murders |
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| refocused penalties from dealers back to users |
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| Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) |
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| gave money to states for treatment of prisoners |
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| Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) |
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| court systems created for nonviolent drug offenders |
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| Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) |
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| established "drug-free zones" |
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| Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) |
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| expanded death penalty to large-scale drug trafficers |
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| Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) |
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| life sentence for 3 drug-related felonies |
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