Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
…The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, Pub. L. 75–238, 50 Stat. 551, enacted August 2, 1937, was a United States Act that placed a tax on the sale of cannabis. It was the first national regulation on cannabis in the US. The H.R. 6385 act was drafted by Harry Anslinger and introduced by Rep. Robert L. Doughton…