The not so Good, The Bad and The Ugly
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For much of the twentieth century, the AMA opposed publicly-funded health care. When the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act was passed in the U.S., the AMA supported a federal law, but recommended cannabis to be added to the Harrison Narcotic Act.
In the 1930s, the AMA attempted to prohibit its members from working for the primitive health [...]