Federal Controlled Substances Act Enacted
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 classified marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance, the most restrictive category. This superseded the Marihuana Tax Act and established the framework Minnesota would follow for decades.
President Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act, placing cannabis in Schedule I — defined as having high abuse potential and no accepted medical use. This classification would remain the basis for both federal and Minnesota state cannabis law for over 50 years.
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