... of Medical Marijuana: First Step to Recreational Legalization on a National Level Introduction of Marijuana in the United States Long before Marijuana was debuted in the United States it was used by many early civilizations dating back several thousand years. Although first introduced to North America by Christopher Columbus, the beginning of regulated use first occurred in the early 1800s. ... During this period, Marijuana was harvested primarily for industrial uses, such as clothing and paper. It was not until the late 1800s and early 1900s that Marijuana was used more for medical and...

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... Narcotics for 31 years that gave life to the legend of the marijuana demon. He was a man comparable to Adolf Hitler, who used similar propaganda to make scapegoats out of his opposition, and Senator Joseph McCarthy, who also used scare tactics to utilize the unproven to achieve his motives. Anslinger's arguments against marijuana were so sporadic that they often contradicted themselves ranging ... ...

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