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Public Law 728: the Narcotic Control Act of 1956

Creator:: 85th Congress
Title:: Public Law 728: the Narcotic Control Act of 1956
Date:: 18 July 1956
Description:: The Narcotic Control Act of 1956 included increased penalties for selling or possessing opiate drugs, cocaine, and marijuana (including the option for the death penalty for selling such drugs to juveniles) and gave the Federal Bureau of Narcotics more powers for enforcement, including warrantless searches.
Rights:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Genre:: Legislative records
Format:: Text
Extent:: 10 pages
Language:: English
NLM ID:: 9918351284206676X266
Profiles Collection:: The Lawrence Kolb Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/9918351284206676X266
Story Section:: Post-PHS Career, 1944-1972
Exhibit Tags:: post_PHS