Timeline for Was the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 passed because of the commercial interests of Dupont?
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| Jun 17, 2020 at 9:41 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Nov 12, 2015 at 16:55 | comment | added | Christian | @Clockwork-Muse : Technically it was a tax but the ta was so high that it effectively was a ban. | |
| Nov 12, 2015 at 15:05 | comment | added | Clockwork-Muse | Note that DuPont's paper is unlikely to have been different than the competitors, as the ageing was a result of the standard manufacturing process. Wikipedia's article on paper says use of hemp was extremely low prior to 1937 (~500 tons in 1935 - not enough to print a day's newspapers), and that wood pulp had been the primary fiber for the 40 years prior. | |
| Nov 10, 2015 at 14:46 | history | edited | Oddthinking♦ |
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| Jun 9, 2014 at 0:29 | comment | added | adam.r | A good start (per JVE999) is to look at the public arguments made in support of prohibition. But that would need to be complemented by evidence that members of Congress were responsive to those arguments. The motives described in this question are a bit more conspiratorial, and are less likely to be used in public arguments...so it's hard to know if it is true. | |
| May 9, 2014 at 14:35 | comment | added | JVE999 | You can read a lot of the records here: druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/taxact/taxact.htm I don't know how court used to work, and I haven't read much of it, but from what I've read, it shows signs of ulterior motivation and psychological coercion. A couple pertinent texts are: druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/taxact/anslng1.htm and druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/taxact/t2.htm . I hope it's a good source. | |
| May 9, 2014 at 2:44 | comment | added | Oddthinking♦ | This sounds awfully like a "motivation" question. What sort of evidence would you find convincing in either direction? | |
| Dec 26, 2013 at 20:09 | answer | added | James | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:33 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackSkeptic/status/415520643904720896 | ||
| Dec 23, 2013 at 15:40 | comment | added | Chad | I think like in most things like this there is more to the story than just this effort, but I do not doubt that this played at least some part. | |
| Dec 23, 2013 at 14:13 | history | asked | Christian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |