Utah was the first state to criminalize it, then California and Texas. By 1923, Louisiana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington had legal restrictions on the herb.
In the United States, marijuana was first criminalized in California in 1913.
Marijuana was criminalized in the United States with the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act in 1937. This legislation effectively banned the cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana.
In the US, marijuana was criminalized by the federal government in the 1937.
Marijuana was made illegal in the United States with the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act in 1937, which imposed strict regulations and taxes on its cultivation and distribution. This act effectively criminalized the possession and sale of marijuana in the country.
Marijuana is criminalized because it was associated with Mexican immigrants competing for jobs with whites at the time. It was more of a part of the immigrant culture than of the "American" culture, and thus its criminalization was a way to disproportionately punish immigrants who were thought to have taken "white" jobs.
The use of marijuana can cause those who use it to become psychologically dependent on it. This can cause them to do whatever they can to fulfill their desire for marijuana. They may commit acts of violence, or breaches of the law, all to get more marijuana. The criminalization of marijuana was supposed to provide harsh consequences for those who opened their lives to the evils of marijuana. Marijuana was criminalized because the users of marijuana become dependent on it and often do things that they would not do if they were not psychologically dependent on marijuana. The criminalization of marijuana theoretically will help more people abstain from use of marijuana because of the harsh consequences. Marijuana can be harmful to the human body, some people also say there are benefits.
Not only in the US but around the world too. It is a serious offense.
how prevalent is marijuana in the United States
Cannabis use has been criminalized in some parts of the United States since 1915.
The majority of US states forbid the growth and use of marijuana. There are only two states in which marijuana has been fully legalised and several others have legalised it for medical use only. There are 30 states that forbid the growth and use of marijuana entirely.
People can say what they want about Marijuana but this is the exact reason it was scheduled in the USA Mexico was making a lot more money on Marijuana in the early 20s and thirties so the USA made it illegal. Then used propaganda to support wrong claims.
it's illegal everywhere in the United States, unless if you get a Medical Marijuana License