An Analysis of Marijuana Policy (1982) / Chapter Skim
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OVERVIEW OF CURRENT MARIJUANA POLICIES Current federal and state marijuana laws are in part governed by international treaty. The major federal law relevant to marijuana is the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, which repealed all prior federal legislation and reduced federal penalties for possession and sale.
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In terms of its effects from a law enforcement point of view, the present official federal policy of complete prohibition does not differ in ',,
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However, the law, even though partly unenforced, has probably had a restraining inf luence on the willingness of states to adopt policies of less than complete prohibition. The states traditionally have followed the federal lead in drug abuse legislation, although they are not legally required to do so (see the testimony of Jay Miller, American Civil Liberties Union, to the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, 1977~.
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