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History of drug use in America Timeline
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Marissa Kaitlyn
Description
A historical timeline of drug use in American culture and history.
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Events
Vin Mariani was created and introduced to United States
Periods
Cocaine first isolated from Coca leaf
Coca Cola was invented by John Pemberton
Cocaine removed from Coca Cola beverage.
Massachusetts is first to ban public smoking of Tobacco
New time period
Massachusetts first law requiring every town to have an alcohol pub.
Tobacco export booms
Rum exports boom
Boston Tea Party
Morphine first discovered
Morphine used in Civil War
Cocaine praised as miracle cure
Oregon first state to ban sale of Cocaine without a prescription
Bayer first to market Heroin
Pure Food and Drug Act
Drugs and race wars
California first state to ban Cannabis consumption
New time period
18th Amendment Ratified
Prohibition Era
Marlboro begins as Cigarettes for Women
21st Ammendment Ratified
Reefer Madness movie released
Marijuana Tax Act
Nazis link Tobacco and Lung Cancer
Drug Use Grows in 1960s
Warning Label Required
Operation Intercept
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
Nixon Begins War on Drugs
DEA Established
Drug Trafficking a threat
Colombian Cocaine Destroyed
"Just Say No" Campaign
Mandatory Sentences Enacted
Drug Arrests Rise
Master Tobacco Settlement
California first state to legalize medical Marijuana
Colorado and Washington State legalize recreational use of Marijuana
Controlled Substance Act
Massachusetts legalizes medical Marijuana
Massachusetts, NV, CA, and ME legalize recreational use of Marijuana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cannabis_laws_in_the_United_States
