The History of Marijuana Prohibition in America
Cannabis Sativa or, Marijuana, as it’s commonly referred, has been around for thousands of years, but you may be surprised how recently it has been since our current regulatory structure was created. Indeed, as recently as the early twentieth century there still was no government oversight effecting the prohibition of marijuana. In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act was passed and that was the very beginning of the FDA, what most people think of as the Food and Drug Administration.
