... private companies recognized medical uses for Marijuana for many years, the government slowly began to criminalize the use of Marijuana, which culminated in the government passing a law through the Narcotics Control Act of 1956, which criminalized first time possession of Marijuana with a mandatory minimum of two to ten years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Controlled Substances Act of ... advocate against the legalization of Marijuana for recreational use, the federal government may want to propose their own legislation to reclassify Marijuana as a Schedule II or III drug. Reclassifying th...

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