Harrison Narcotics Tax Act

The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was an American law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, distribution and use of opiates. The act was proposed by Francis Burton Harrison of New York and was approved on December 17, 1914.

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Opiates - Francis Burton Harrison - New York - December 17 - 1914

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"An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes."

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Opium - Coca

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