06 July |
Cannabis History |
Darrin Fiddler
Harrison Drug Act Provides Legal Distinction, Medical/Recreational Drug Use, 1914
Francis Burton Harrison, Founder of the War on Drugs
This act drove up drug arrests and prison time. More frightening, thousands of doctors had their license revoked for prescribing opiates and coca leaves in any form.
The Schaffer Library of Drug Policy provides a great article on this law’s history.
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