marihuana
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the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction
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By 1951, however, new justifications had emerged, and the Boggs Act that superseded the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was passed.
In addition, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 legitimized the use of the term "marijuana" as a label for hemp and cannabis plants and products in the US and around the world.
The American Medical Association opposed the Marihuana Tax Act, fearing that it would limit medicinal study and potential prescription of the plant.
Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine.
"Marihuana" was the spelling most commonly used in Federal Government documents at the time.
Without any change in the Marihuana Tax Act, convert were cultivated with hemp between 1942 and 1945.