Citaat:
Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door van Maerlant
Ik zou eigenlijk liever de mening van wat meer artsen horen dan die van ex-ministers, juristen en 'drugsdeskundigen' (moet je daar voor studeren?  ). |
Artsen bepalen nu eenmaal niet wat legaal of illegaal is:
"In 1937, the Treasury Department itself proposed H.R. 6385 – the
Marihuana Tax Act. Rather than directly prohibit marijuana, the Act
created a “prohibitive tax”: all manufacturers, importers, dealers and
practitioners were required to register and pay a special occupational tax
that, theoretically, would allow them to distribute marijuana to users.
However, these transfers were subject to a massive $100 per ounce tax,
making any legal exchange financially impossible.
The lone dissenting voice was the American Medical Association. The
AMA opposed the bill on the grounds that there was no research or
factual basis for a federal ban and the ultimate effect would be to inhibit
any research into the medical uses of marijuana. The association’s
position was ignored, and in June 1937 – without scientific evidence
– Congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act, establishing the nationwide
prohibition of marijuana that still exists today."