Stamp Out Drugs

Stamp Out DrugsPeople ask what drug decriminalization would look like. We already know. In 1937 Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which required dealers to affix tax stamps to their product. The Supreme Court overturned the law in 1969, but by one count 17 states have statutes of their own requiring anyone possessing illegal drugs to buy and attach tax stamps. The idea may sound corny (most drug stamps are sold to collectors), but prosecutors insist that it's an effective weapon. Because ta...