| Major United States federal drug control laws |
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| 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act |
| Regulates labeling of products containing certain drugs including cocaine and heroin |
| 1914 Harrison Narcotics Tax Act |
| Regulates opiates and cocaine |
| 1937 Marihuana Tax Act |
| Required taxation of marijuana |
| 1919 Volstead Act |
| Implemented 18th Amendment establishing alcohol prohibition in the United States |
| 1933 Blaine Act |
| Alcohol prohibition repealed via 21st Amendment Repeal of Prohibition in the United States |
| 1942 Opium Poppy Control Act |
| Regulated the growth of the opium poppy and prohibited private cultivation in most states. |
| 1961 Convention on Narcotics |
| Treaty to control marijuana |
| 1970 Controlled Substances Act |
| Scheduling list for drugs |