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They just need plausible deniability.

It’s going to be like trying to get one of those stamps for cannabis…

According to the Marihuana Tax Act, importers had to register and pay $24 per annum in tax. Sellers had to purchase marijuana stamps but were arrested if they tried to buy any. It is also probable that very few, if any, stamps existed at that stage (they were made available during the 1940s).

The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is widely misunderstood. In theory, it wasn’t a total prohibition of cannabis. Instead, it implemented a host of taxes, restrictions, and regulations that made it almost impossible to purchase or sell weed in practice.

https://wayofleaf.com/cannabis/education/history-of-the-marihuana-tax-act/