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This document provides a historical overview of the legal status of marijuana in the United States. It discusses how marijuana was initially a legal commodity but became criminalized in the 1930s due to anti-immigrant sentiment and propaganda linking it to Mexican immigrants. The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 and Controlled Substances Act of 1970 officially prohibited marijuana. However, the document argues criminalization was based on racial prejudices rather than evidence, and its current illegal status is an anomaly compared to its historical acceptance in the US.
This document summarizes information about medical cannabis in Illinois. It discusses the high rates of chronic pain and opioid overdoses in the US. It then covers the history, chemistry, and forms of cannabis, as well as its potential medical benefits for conditions like chronic pain. The document outlines the process for obtaining a medical cannabis card in Illinois. It also notes that we have an endogenous cannabinoid system in our bodies. Resources for further information are provided.
Marijuana has a long history dating back thousands of years, first used in China around 6000 BC. It was used medicinally in ancient China and spread throughout parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Marijuana was introduced to the American colonies in the 1600s and was a major commercial crop for the first few hundred years. Views on marijuana became more controversial in the early 1900s and it was banned in many places in the following decades amid fears it was a gateway drug. While it remained illegal under federal law, its use increased in popularity among students in the 1960s and medical marijuana has since been legalized in some states.
Nicholas Hancock chose to research the topic of legalizing recreational marijuana. He believes that legalizing recreational marijuana could help the economy by taxing sales and keeping money from drug sales within the US. Currently, most marijuana is obtained illegally and money from illegal sales may leave the country. The document discusses the history of marijuana use in the US and how its recreational use became popular in the early 1900s when immigrants introduced smoking marijuana. It also lists some key individuals involved in legalization efforts like Senator Rand Paul and Oregon's top marijuana regulator, Rob Patridge. Finally, it addresses some questions about the legalization process and viewpoints the author disagrees with around concerns of long term health effects from marijuana use.
The document summarizes the history and evolution of CBD, beginning with its isolation in 1940 by researchers at the University of Illinois. It then discusses key events in the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use, including Oregon becoming the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1973 and the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp farming. The document also provides brief overviews of early medical uses of cannabis in ancient Egypt and China and its introduction to Western medicine in the 1840s.
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4. MARIJUANA STATISTICS
According to the World Health Organization, marijuana is the most widely cultivated, trafficked, and abused illicit drug in the
world. Half of all drug seizures around the globe are in fact marijuana seizures.
$34
billion
3.8% Of all humans
158.8 Million Marijuana Users
#3
USA MARKET USA MARKETGlobal USE
158.8 Million people around the
world use Marijuana. That’s 3.8%
of all humans across the entire
planet.
Marijuana is the 3rd most
popular recreational drug in
America, after alcohol &
tobacco.
In 2006, marijuana
accounted for $34 billion
in total spending on illegal
drugs worldwide.
1
schedule
Classified as a Schedule 1
controlled substance in the
U.S. meaning it has no
medicinal qualities.
5. MARIJUANA USES
o Nausea (i.e. from Chemotherapy)
o Chronic pain
o Eating Disorders
o Sleep Disorders
o AIDS pain relief
o Cancer pain relief
o Migraine
o Fibromyalgia
o Multiple sclerosis
o Gastrointestinal disease
o Anxiety
o Depression
o Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Recreational Use
Promote feelings of relaxation and euphoria.
No medically derived benefits from recreational use.
Medical use
Several proposed medical benefits from medical use:
6. MARIJUANA SIDE EFFECTS
o Psychosis and Schizophrenia
o Decreased IQ and Cognition
o Slower reaction time
o Memory difficulties
o Dizziness
o Dry Mouth
o Increased heart rate (tachycardia)
7. THE HISTORY OF MARIJUANA
N o w i t ’ s t i m e t o l e a r n a b o u t
8. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1500BC-1000BC
The earliest reference to cannabis and its use
as a medicine is in a Chinese treatise, called
Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien
(Herbal and Prescriptions) China, 1740. 6 vols.
China
9. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1500BC-1000BC
An Indian legend states that the “Siddhartha”
(the Buddha), used and ate nothing but hemp
seeds for 6 years prior to discovering his truth
and becoming the Buddha.
India
11. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1600 – Mid 1800s
Page from George Washington’s diary (1765)
indicated that he was growing Cannabis with a
high THC content.
“Put some Hemp into the Water about 7
Oclock in the Afternoon-note this Hemp had
been pulled the 8th. Instt, & was well dryed &
took it out again the 26th.”
America
12. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1600 – Mid 1800s
Page from Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book
(1774-1824) diary indicated that he was
cultivating hemp plants.
America
14. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1600 – Mid 1800s
Label for Piso’s Cure, a cannabis-based
medicine, after the passage of the 1906 Pure
Food and Drug Act.
America
15. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1900 – 1930’s
The early 1900’s marked the start of a
sensationalized anti-marijuana propaganda
effort.
Propaganda
17. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1930 – 1950’s
o Marihuana Tax Act (1937)
o The Boggs Act (1951)
o Narcotics Control Act (1956)
o Marihuana removed from the US
Pharmacopeia (1942)
New anti-marijuana legislation
o American Medical Association (AMA)
o La Guardia Report and New York
Academy of Medicine (1938)
New marijuana research and support
19. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1970s
o Schedule I Classification
The Controlled Substance Act
o Schaeffer Commission
Nixon and the War on drugs
o Drug Enforcement Agency (1973)
o National Institute on Drug Abuse; NIDA
(1974)
New federal departments
President Nixon had a meeting with
Elvis Presley, who sought to be
appointed as a Federal Agent-at-Large
in the US Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs, in 1970
20. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1980s
o Parents
o NIDA
o DEA
Conservative movement of 1980’s
o Mandatory sentences
o “Three Strikes and You’re Out”
Reagan and anti-drug abuse act (1986)
o New War on Drugs
President Bush
21. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1990s
Substantial gains made in medical marijuana
research in the 1990’s. A schema of how
cannabis works in the human brain and body
emerges.
Research Begins
22. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1990s
A California couple who advocated for the
passage of Prop. 215 which was approved by
56% of California voters in 1996.
California prop. 215
23. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1990s
The New England Journal of Medicine
published an editorial calling for Marijuana to
be rescheduled in 1997.
Calls for change begin
24. MARIJUANA LEGAL HISTORY1990s
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a
comprehensive study on the medical effects of
Marijuana (1997 – 1999)
New research begins
25. MARIJUANA PRESENT LEGALITYInternational
o North America
o South America
o Europe
Illegal in most countries, but decriminalized in:
Uruguay is the only country in the world to
fully legalize marijuana.
Global herbal seizures have increased, mainly
in US and Mexico.
26. MARIJUANA PRESENT LEGALITYUnited States
Possession of Marijuana (medical and
recreational) illegal in the U.S.
20 states + D.C. have legalized the use of
medical Marijuana.
Colorado and Washington are the only states
with legalized recreational use of Marijuana.
United states
27. MARIJUANA PRESENT LEGALITYUnited States
FEDERAL STATE
Split between Federal and State Governments over Medical Marijuana Policy
o California
o Nevada
o Colorado
Examples:
28. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWCalifornia
o First state to legalize medical marijuana under
Ballot Proposition 215 (compassionate Use
Act), passed in 1996.
o Senate Bill 420 (2004) – Patients can possess
only up to 8 oz. dried marijuana and/or six
mature (or 12 immature) plants, unless larger
amounts were recommended by a physician.
o California Supreme Court (2010) ruled that
growing more than 6 mature or 12 immature
plants is still subject to arrest and prosecution,
but medical necessity defence can be used in
court.
29. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWCalifornia
o California Dept. of Public Health established
Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) in 2005.
o Total MMIC’s Issued till date – 74,604 across
56 counties.
o MMIC protects cardholder under provisions of
Prop 215 and SB 420 and helps law
enforcement identify persons allowed to legally
posses medical marijuana.
o MMP does not have jurisdiction over medical
marijuana cooperatives, collectives or
dispensaries.
Medical Marijuana Identification Card (MMIC)
30. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWCalifornia
Approved “Serious Medical Conditions”
o AIDS
o Anorexia
o Arthritis
o Cachexia
o Cancer
o Chronic pain
o Glaucoma,
o Migraine
o Muscle spasms
o Multiple Sclerosis,
o Seizures
o Epilepsy,
o Severe nausea;
o Other chronic or persistent medical symptoms.
31. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWNevada
o Ballot Question 9 approved in 2000 by 65% voters
for medical marijuana use.
o Assembly Bill 453 and Senate Bill 374 together
allowed formation of Nevada Medical Marijuana
Program comprising of Medical Marijuana
Cardholders and Medical Marijuana Establishments
(MME)
o Marijuana Registry card allows one half ounces of
usable marijuana in any one 14 day period.
o Twelve mature or immature plants.
32. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWNevada
Approved “Medical Conditions”
o AIDS
o Cancer
o Glaucoma
o Any medical condition or treatment to a
medical condition that produces
cachexia, persistent muscle spasms or
seizures, severe nausea or pain, and PTSD
o Conditional release
o Decriminalization
o Drugged driving
o Minimum sentence
o Tax Stamp Law
33. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWNevada
Tourism boost!
o The only state to accept out-of-state medical
marijuana cards.
o Petition to legalize recreational marijuana use filed
in April 2014 – 101,667 signatures needed by Nov
11, 2014 to put petition to change state law in
2016 elections.
34. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWNevada
o Among the first state to license and regulate
possession, production and distribution for
persons over 21 years of age.
o Green Wednesday - First Official Stores for Pot
Buyers opened on Jan. 1, 2014.
o On June 6, 2014, legislation signed to establish
world’s first financial system for cash-only
marijuana industry - Pending Federal approval.
35. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWNevada
With power comes responsibility!!!
o Must be at least 21 years old.
o Must be licensed to sell.
o Illegal to consume in public.
o Illegal to give or sell retail marijuana to minors.
o Illegal to drive on a high.
o Tourism encouraged – But Illegal to carry out-of-
state.
36. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWNevada
o DEA denies request to reclassify marijuana (2011)
o Federal Judge dismisses lawsuit against
government for its raids on medical marijuana
clinics (2012)
o US Appeals Court denies medical marijuana
reclassification challenge (2013)
o BUT: New federal guidelines allow banks to
provide financial services to legal marijuana sellers
(2014)
37. MARIJUANA STATE OF LAWNevada
o Even though states have legalized marijuana for
medical and/or recreational use, marijuana is still
illegal according to US Federal Law
o Department of Justice (DOJ) and Ogden Memo
o Justice Department will not challenge state
marijuana laws (2009)
39. COST OF MARIJUANA’S ILLICIT
STATUS
o Loss of potential sales tax: $31.1 Billion/year.
o Marijuana arrests cost taxpayers $107.7 Billion
annually.
Government Savings With
Legalization Of Drugs:
o $41.3 Billion
o $25.7 Billion to state and local governments.
o $15.6 Billion to the federal government.
$8.7 Billion from Marijuana.