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THE ORIGINS OF CANNABIS PROHIBITION

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There had been some attempts in the past, particularly in Muslim Countries to prohibit Cannabis use, but it is only during this century that a

worldwide effort has been made to stamp it out completely.

1912 - First International Opium Conference. The possibility
of putting controls on the use of Cannabis is raised.

1915 - California becomes the 1st state to outlaw Cannabis.

1920s - Newspaper tycoon, Randolph Hearst (USA) runs series of stories portraying Negroes and Mexicans as frenzied beasts under the influence of "Marijuana". The Mexican colloquialism "Marijuana" was used to con people into believing that it was a new drug and not Cannabis, which at the time was widely being used as a medicine and a key industrial crop.

1923 - League of Nations. South Africa claims mine workers are not as productive after using 'dagga' (Cannabis) and calls for international controls. Britain insists on further research before any controls are imposed.

1924 - Second International Opiates Conference. Egypt claims serious problems associated with hashish use and calls for immediate international controls. Sub-Committee F is formed and listens to the Egyptian and Turkish Delegations while Britain abstains. The conference declares Cannabis a Narcotic (scientifically untrue) and recommends strict international control.

1928 - September 28th. The Dangerous Drugs Act 1925
becomes law and Cannabis is made illegal in Britain.

1930s - Hearst's sensationalist anti-marijuana stories leads to outcry for Cannabis to be Prohibited throughout the States. By 1937, 46 out of the 48 states had outlawed Cannabis.

1937 - DuPont patents process for making plastics from oil and coal as well as a new bleaching process for making paper from wood pulp. DuPont advises its share holders to invest in its new petrochemical industry claiming that the Government, would force the acceptance of these new industries. 14th April - The Marijuana Transfer Tax Bill (USA) is introduced directly to the House Ways and Means Committee. Anslinger testifies to congress that 'Marijuana' is the most violence causing drug known to Man. Objections by the American Medical Association and the National Oil Seed Institute are rejected. December. Marijuana Transfer Tax Act is passed imposing severe restrictions on it's industrial and medical use as well as making the flowering tops a narcotic subject to strict control.

1961 - Anslinger heads US delegation at UN Drugs
Convention. New international restrictions are placed on Cannabis aiming to eliminate its use within 25 years.

1968 - The British Government funded Wotton report states that claims about the harmful effects of Cannabis have been exaggerated and recommends that the Criminal Law should no longer play a part in personnel possession of Cannabis.

1971 - Misuse of Drugs Act makes Cannabis a Class B drug, schedule 1 drug. Increase in fines and prison sentences.

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