Date in year · 1937 · The 1930s
On August 2, 1937, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal. Antonio Carluccio, Joseph Estrada, Yoshiro Mori would arrive in the same year.
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1930s
Featured · August 2, 1937
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, Pub. L. 75–238, 50 Stat.
Around 1937
1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1937th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 937th year of the 2nd millennium, the 37th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1930s decade.
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American law placing a tax on cannabis
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, Pub. L. 75–238, 50 Stat.
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The class of 1937
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