The federal government did not make Marijuana illegal until they passed the Marijuana Tax Act in 1937. ... One year later, the federal government passed the Marijuana Tax Law of 1937, which made the possession of Cannabis illegal, except for medical purposes. ... For the first time the federal government fails to acknowledge any medical uses of Marijuana, even though the government used Marijuana for pain management through several wars. ... The State of New Mexico was the first state to re-acknowledge Marijuana having medical value; the federal government contracts with different universi...

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