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Laws prohibiting the use of cannabis begin to be passed throughout the states.

Date: 1914

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By 1925, 26 states will have passed laws outlawing the plant. Largely uncontroversial, the laws will pass with little public attention. The general public at the time has a mixed relationship with cannabis, as they are uncertain if it is a medical or a recreational plant.