History of drug use in America Timeline
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Updated: 30 Jan 2018
A historical timeline of drug use in American culture and history.
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Created byMarissa Kaitlyn
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Vin Mariani was created and introduced to United StatesPeriods
Cocaine first isolated from Coca leafCoca Cola was invented by John PembertonCocaine removed from Coca Cola beverage.Massachusetts is first to ban public smoking of TobaccoNew time periodMassachusetts first law requiring every town to have an alcohol pub.Tobacco export boomsRum exports boomBoston Tea PartyMorphine first discoveredMorphine used in Civil WarCocaine praised as miracle cureOregon first state to ban sale of Cocaine without a prescriptionBayer first to market HeroinPure Food and Drug ActDrugs and race warsCalifornia first state to ban Cannabis consumptionNew time period18th Amendment RatifiedProhibition EraMarlboro begins as Cigarettes for Women21st Ammendment RatifiedReefer Madness movie releasedMarijuana Tax ActNazis link Tobacco and Lung CancerDrug Use Grows in 1960sWarning Label RequiredOperation InterceptDrug Abuse Prevention and Control ActNixon Begins War on DrugsDEA EstablishedDrug Trafficking a threatColombian Cocaine Destroyed"Just Say No" CampaignMandatory Sentences EnactedDrug Arrests RiseMaster Tobacco SettlementCalifornia first state to legalize medical MarijuanaColorado and Washington State legalize recreational use of MarijuanaControlled Substance ActMassachusetts legalizes medical MarijuanaMassachusetts, NV, CA, and ME legalize recreational use of Marijuana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cannabis_laws_in_the_United_States
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