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NCJ Number:
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NCJ 036605
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Title:
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POT LUCK IN TEXAS - CHANGING A MARIJUANA LAW
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Author(s):
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P DANACEAU
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Corporate Author:
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Drug Abuse Council, Inc United States
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Sale:
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Drug Abuse Council, Inc 1828 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 United States |
Publication Date:
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1974 |
Pages:
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70 |
Type:
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Histories/historical perspectives |
Origin:
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United States |
Language:
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English |
Publication No.:
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55-4 |
Annotation:
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THIS REPORT TAKES THE READER ON A BLOW-BY-BLOW TOUR OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURES AS THEY CONSIDERED VARIOUS REFORM MEASURES TO THE 1955 MARIJUANA POSSESSION LAW WHICH CARRIED A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT. |
Abstract:
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POSSESSION OF LESS THAN FOUR OUNCES WAS FINALLY REDUCED TO A MISDEMEANOR IN 1973. |
Index Term(s):
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Marijuana ; Misdemeanor ; Legislation ; State laws ; Life sentences ; Texas |
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