Samuel R. Caldwell was the first person convicted of selling cannabis under the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. On the very same day the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act was enacted (Oct. 2, 1937) the FBI and Denver, Colorado police raided the Lexington Hotel and arrested Samuel R. Caldwell, 58, an unemployed labourer and his alleged customner. Caldwell became the first ever marijuana seller convicted under U.S. federal law. His customer was found guilty of possession. Samuel R. Caldwell sold three marijuana cigarettes, and was sentenced to 4 years of hard labor at Leavenworth Penitentiary, in addition to a $1,000 fine. Caldwell was incarcerated in 1937, at age 58, and released in 1940 at age 60. He died one year after his release. - See more at: cannabiscure.info/files/cannabis_legal.htm#sthash.jjFthk6v.dpuf
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