History of drug laws timeline

HISTORY OF DRUG LAWS TIMELINE
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History of Drug Laws Timeline
In the United States of America, drugs and substances abuse prevalence has been there on illicit drugs like opium and legal, medicinal and non-medicinal drugs (Venturelli & Fleckenstein, 2017). Consequently, within the history, various laws have been made to cope with this issue. This study will review some of the drug laws in the U.S.
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) – this was to prevent and control the manufacture, sale, and transportation of misbranded, poisonous, adulterated or deleterious foods, medicines, liquors and drugs.
The Harrison act (1914) was enacted to control drugs use due to the growing level of drug abuse through taxation. It required manufacturers, importers, and distributors of cocaine and opium to register with U.S department of treasury pay special taxes and keep records of transactions (Venturelli & Fleckenstein, 2017).
The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937- The federal government unofficially banned marijuana by imposing strict regulations requiring high-cost transfer tax stamp for sale of Marijuana.
Narcotics Control Act of 1956- It imposed heavy penalties and mandatory imprisonment sentences for handling and use of some narcotic drugs
War on Drugs and the Controlled Substances Act (1970) was aimed to stop opium production in Turkey through comprehensive federal drug laws for control of select plants, drugs, and chemical substances under federal jurisdiction.
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (1970) – This act required the pharmaceutical industry to maintain physical security and strict records keeping practices for specific types of drugs.

Narcotic Addict Treatment Act of 1974 was a Law intended to reduce access to Methadone drug which was used to treat narcotic drugs addicts through controlled licensing of access and use of it.
The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984- It was aimed at combating the onset of new synthetic drugs by allowing transfer of drug-related forfeited property to federal state and place uncontrolled substances under temporary control that triggered regulatory requirements of registration and record keeping, authorized criminal penalties to avoid an imminent hazard to the public (Venturelli & Fleckenstein, 2017).
Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988. The act helped in pursuing enforcement action against the illicit synthetic drug trade and established criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance to reduce drug supply and demand by creating mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses (Venturelli & Fleckenstein, 2017).
The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (2003) was a law in the United States of America with the aim of controlling people knowingly opening, renting, leasing or maintaining permanent or temporary places for using, manufacturing or distributing of controlled substances.

Reference
Venturelli, P. J., & Fleckenstein, A. E. (2017). Drugs and Society. Jones & Bartlett Learning.