Soci 3307 Legislation

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Harrison Act (1914)

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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, "Prohibition," 1919-1933)

Back 2

-prohibited manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages.

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Jones Miller Act (1922)

Back 3

More than doubled penalties for dealing illegally imported "narcotics." Stressed police action against dealers.

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Linder Case (US Supreme Court, 1925)

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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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Porter Act of 1930

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Congress forms the Federal Bureau of Narcotics as part of Treasury Department.

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1931

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Official committee established to construct a Federal Uniform Drug Act. Adopted by 35 States by 1937.

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Marihuana Tax Act (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 the 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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focused especially on non-narcotic drugs. Mandated record-keeping requirements for manufacture and distribution of stimulants and depressants. Enforcement given to the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control in the Food and Drug Administration. 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 previous drug laws. Appropriated funds for drug abuse prevention, treatment and education. Established a Federal Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse. Moved enforcement out of Treasury Department into the Department of Justice (Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs). Established 5 categories ("schedules") into which controlled substances were placed based on potential for abuse–schedule 1 being most problematic and schedule 5 being least. Lightened penalties for users and increased them for dealers.

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Omnibus Drug Act (1988)

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Additions and adjustment to CSA of 1970. Established legal restrictions on money laundering and sale of firearms to felons, restricted access to chemicals used in drug manufacturing. Established Federal death penalty for anyone who commits murder or orders killing in conjunction with drug related felony. Refocused enforcement from suppliers to users. Very punitive.

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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994)

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Had various drug-related provisions. Allocated money for drug treatment and education, gave money to states for treatment of prisoners, established court based programs for nonviolent drug offenders, established "drug-free zones" (near playgrounds, schools, youth centers, etc.), expanded federal death penalty to include large-scale drug traffickers, mandated life sentence for those convicted to 3 drug-related felonies.

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Pure Food and Drug Act [1906]

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-made manufacturers list product ingredients on the label
> -most non-scientifically proven remedies contained addictive drugs
> -caused the consumers to stop using them

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San Francisco Opium Ordinance[1875]

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-the 1st anti-drug law
-aimed against Chinese smokers
--the Chinese brought opium with them during the gold rush
--an anti-Chinese sentiment swept the state[California, i would suppose
lol]
-tried to turn prejudice into a positive[were really just attacking the Chinese because they didn't like them and tried to make it seem like it was a motion to help the drug problem]