Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Opium Den, Marihuana Tax Act Of 1937, Recreational Drug Use

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

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The idea stuck with other presidents and everyone took on the mentality. He didn"t start the idea, just made the slogan and got the ball rolling. 65% of prisoners in jail for drug violations are black and hispanic. Rates are equal in terms of drug use compared to white americans and african americans but the enforcement is not equal as seen in amount of prisoners. The earliest records of marijuana come from the chinese writings nearly 5000 years ago. The use of hashish originated in north africa and persia in the 9th/10th century. In the us marijuana was available in patent medicines during the late 1800s ,but its popularity didn"t become extensive until the 1920s. Federal and state regulation of marijuana began in the 1930s. Marijuana tax act of 1937: additional penalties for possessing and selling marijuana escalated during the.