 A serious international political umbrella group for advocates of cannabis law reform Working together towards cannabis pro-legislation worldwide United States of America   Cannabis in the United States Places that have decriminalized non-medical cannabis in the United States Failed States legislation in year 2011 Legal History of Cannabis in the United States Broadly speaking,
across the USA, cannabis is referred to as
"marijuana." For the sake of convention, we
therefore use the word "marijuana" in this
article when referring to any part of the
cannabis plant that is used by individuals.
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hardly know where to begin, but I will try. This
Act became law on October 2, 1937. Without a
doubt, the American people have been continously
lied to by successful federal governments,
concerning marijuana. The Marijuana Tax Act of
1937 has seen many millions of Americans
prosecuted, imprisoned, fined and property
forfeited under this and successive Acts of
Congress. A great deal has been written on this
subject because it is of great concern to a great
many people in America. Full text of Act here.
NORML Report on
Sixty Years of Marijuana Prohibition in the
U.S. (pdf file)
The Report of the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding (full online text) Commissioned by President Richard M. Nixon, March, 1972 Wikipedia article NORML: Special Release 30 Years After Nixon's Marijuana Commission Advocated Decriminalization, Report Findings Are Still Valid Cannabis and Schedule 1 Cannabis is
listed as a Schedule 1 drug in the Controlled
Substances Act. There is currently a
campaign to have cannabis removed from this
Act altogether - H.R. 2306: "Ending Federal
Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011" (full
text at govtrack) and to allow the
States the freedom to regulate cannabis within
State laws. This Bill is currently held up by
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who has said that
his House Judiciary panel will not consider
this Bill. See Removal
of cannabis from Schedule I of the
Controlled Substances Act.
Links: "Cretin Congressman From TX Holds Up Marijuana Legalization" Take Action: Sign the Petition to get a Hearing for H.R. 2306: "Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011" Fed
Gov decrees that cannabis has no medical
value
And yet the USA holds the Patent on cannabinoids? Please read the Abstract on this link On October 7,
2003, a U.S. patent #6630507 entitled
"Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and
Neuroprotectants" was awarded to the
United States Department of Health and
Human Services, based on research done at
the National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH), and the National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
(Wikipedia)
The Significance of US Govt Cannabinoid Patent 6,630,507 Federal government have been running an MMJ program since 1978 Irvin Rosenfeld HB 5470 Michigan Medical Marijuana Testimony Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006) United States Supreme Court case which ruled that the United States Attorney General could not enforce the Controlled Substances Act against physicians prescribing drugs for the assisted suicide of the terminally ill as permitted by an Oregon law. The States (more
coming soon)
Links
 "High in America:
The True Story Behind NORML and the Politics
of Marijuana"
by Patrick Anderson (full book, online text Chapters page here) "High Culture: Marijuana in the Lives of Americans" by William Novak (full book, online text)
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