Dasus , 1 month ago

It was banned in 1970

You are coming across as very emotional about this, but you are showing how little you have researched.

Ironic.

1951-56:

Stricter Sentencing Laws

Enactment of federal laws (Boggs Act, 1952; Narcotics Control Act, 1956) which set mandatory sentences for drug-related offenses, including marijuana.

A first-offense marijuana possession carried a minimum sentence of 2-10 years with a fine of up to $20,000.

[www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/…/cron.html#:~:t…](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html#:~:text=Enactment%20of%20federal%20laws%20(Boggs,fine%20of%20up%20to%20%2420%2C000).

Alcohol was banned in 1920, and 13 years later, it was unbanned.

The prohibition was protested long before it was finally repealed.

Uneven enforcement and the continued circulation of illegal alcohol led to widespread lawbreaking, corruption, and a nationwide backlash. Opposition to Prohibition by elected officials and grassroots organizations in New York, including Governor Al Smith, Congressman Fiorello La Guardia, and the Manhattan-based Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR), increased throughout the 1920s.

www.mcny.org/exhibition/protesting-prohibition