Colorado and Washington lead the way. Shortly before the House of Representatives approved a federal
ban on marijuana in 1937, the Republican minority leader, Bertrand
Snell of New York, confessed,
"I do not know anything about the bill." The Democratic majority
leader, Sam Rayburn of Texas, educated him. "It has something to do
with ... MOREJacob Sullum: Legal Pot Could Be Contagious
Colorado and Washington lead the way. Shortly before the House of Representatives approved a federal
ban on marijuana in 1937, the Republican minority leader, Bertrand
Snell of New York, confessed,
"I do not know anything about the bill." The Democratic majority
leader, Sam Rayburn of Texas, educated him. "It has something to do
with ... MORE