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Timothy Leary was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $30,000 fine under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Was this a typical punishment or was it viewed as excessively harsh at the time?

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Timothy Leary was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $30,000 fine under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Was this a typical punishment or was it viewed as excessively harsh at the time?

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Z is for zebra... How far back were African animals commonly known to children in the US? Would a child in 1850s Ohio know what a zebra, giraffe, or elephant were?

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Timothy Leary was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $30,000 fine under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Was this a typical punishment or was it viewed as excessively harsh at the time?	1
Timothy Leary was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $30,000 fine under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Was this a typical punishment or was it viewed as excessively harsh at the time?	1
Z is for zebra... How far back were African animals commonly known to children in the US? Would a child in 1850s Ohio know what a zebra, giraffe, or elephant were?	1