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The Illicit Narcotics Traffic: Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate
Date:
23 January 1956
Description:
This report contained a summary of preliminary findings and recommendations of the subcommittee on Improvements in the Federal Criminal Code. The subcommittee, chaired by Texas senator Price Daniel, recommended much stronger penalties for drug dealing and addiction. The report served as the basis for the Narcotic Control Act of 1956.
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