Marihuana Tax Act of 1937

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marihuana_Tax_Act_of_1937

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Narcotics gptkb:U.S._Treasury_Department
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:50_Stat._551
gptkbp:criminalizes	possession of marijuana without tax payment
gptkbp:dateEnacted	August 2, 1937
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
gptkbp:impact	criminalization of cannabis in the United States
gptkbp:penalty	imprisonment fine
gptkbp:publicLawNumber	gptkb:Pub.L._75–238
gptkbp:purpose	regulate and tax marijuana
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Narcotics gptkb:Harry_Anslinger cannabis prohibition in the United States
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Comprehensive_Drug_Abuse_Prevention_and_Control_Act_of_1970 1970
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Robert_L._Doughton
gptkbp:startDate	October 1, 1937
gptkbp:subject	taxation cannabis regulation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:50_Stat._888 gptkb:84_Stat._1590
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6