Harrison Narcotics Tax Act

A 1914 United States law required people handling opiates and coca products to register and pay a tax, creating a federal framework for controlling these drugs.

Harrison Act registration: The registration requirement imposed by the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act on people who produced, imported, or distributed covered drugs. Registration made lawful drug handling legible to federal tax enforcement.
Opium Commission: A United States federal commission established in 1908 to investigate opium use and recommend controls. Its findings helped put federal narcotics legislation on the agenda.
Drug prohibition: Governmental restrictions that prohibit or sharply limit the production, distribution, or possession of specified drugs. The Act became a foundation for broader federal drug control.
Pure Food and Drug Act: A 1906 United States law requiring accurate labeling of foods and drugs and prohibiting adulteration and misbranding. Unlike this consumer-protection law, the Harrison Act targeted drug handling through registration and taxation.
Harrison Act prescription rules: The rules governing prescriptions and dispensing of opiates and coca products under the Harrison Act. Prescription interpretation determined whether physicians could supply maintenance doses.
International Opium Convention: A 1912 international treaty seeking to limit the production and trade of opium and other narcotic drugs. The treaty obligations encouraged Congress to enact domestic controls.
Federal Bureau of Narcotics: A United States federal agency created in 1930 to enforce federal narcotics laws. The Act’s enforcement legacy preceded the agency’s creation.
Volstead Act: A 1919 United States law enforcing national Prohibition of alcoholic beverages. It directly enforced prohibition, while the Harrison Act used tax administration to restrict narcotics.
United States Treasury Department: The federal executive department responsible for revenue collection and financial administration in the United States. Treasury officials administered the law through its tax and registration framework.
Opium Exclusion Act: A 1909 United States law prohibiting the importation of opium prepared for smoking. It established an earlier federal precedent for restricting narcotics by statute.

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