December 30, 2025
The U.S. federal government spent about $300 million to enforce Prohibition and lost about $11 billion in alcohol tax revenue ($11 billion in 1933 is worth about $275 billion in 2025).
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Why Is Marijuana Illegal in the U.S.?
Since the late 20th century, there has been a growing movement in the United States to legalize marijuana. In 1996 California made news as the first U.S. state to approve the decriminalization of pot for medical use, and medical marijuana was later allowed in other states. Then in 2012 Washington
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