Friday, July 2, 2010

8 Facts You Might Not Know About Medical Marijuana


Not that long ago your local pharmacy sold pot-based meds, and the government collected a tax



More than 20 prescription medicines containing marijuana were sold in U.S. pharmacies at the turn of the 20th century. Pot-based medications were commonly available until 1942, when cannabis was stricken from the U.S. Pharmacopeia, the official compendium of drugs considered effective. From 1937 to 1942 the federal government collected a tax of $1 per ounce for such drugs.


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