While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are in Korea, “champion[ing] liberty wherever the tyranny of communism is the aggressor,” Democratic (socialist/fascist) President Truman signs the Boggs Narcotics Act, imposing mandatory sentences for violations of the Harrison Narcotics Acts.

       [added 9/10/2022] Thanks to Jim Lorenz for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

7/18/1956                   5/19/1969

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface

References:

Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana_Tax_Act

History of Marihuana Legislation – Tightening The Law
www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/nc/nc2_7.htm

Why is Marijuana Illegal?
www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/

Mandatory sentencing – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_sentence

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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