Thomas Daniel Sullivan Welfitt was born 16 Jan 1885 in California to Willian Teal Welfitt (1846-1901) and Mary Ellen Cosgrove (1855-).
The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (Ch. 1, 38 Stat. 785) was a United States federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products. The act was proposed by Representative Francis Burton Harrison of New York and was approved on December 17, 1914.
"An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes." The courts interpreted this to mean that physicians could prescribe narcotics to patients in the course of normal treatment, but not for the treatment of addiction.
The Harrison Anti-Narcotic legislation consisted of three U.S. House bills imposing restrictions on the availability and consumption of the psychoactive drug opium. U.S. House bills H.R. 1966 and H.R. 1967 passed conjointly with House bill H.R. 6282 or the Opium and Coca Leaves Trade Restrictions Act.
Although technically illegal for purposes of distribution and use, the distribution, sale and use of cocaine was still legal for registered companies and individuals.
In Nevada in 1917 he was begging and sent to jail.
Thomas' choice of drugs were Morphine & Cocaine.
He went into treatment 30 Oct 1915 11:45 Am his sister Elsie took him, to the Stockton State Hospital in Stockton, CA. He was doing 7 grams a day. Morphine & Cocaine.
Inmate: #4194 McNeil Island Federal Prison
Rec: 21 May 1922
Crime: Vio. Harrison Narcotic Act
Term: 18 Months
Age: 37
The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (Ch. 1, 38 Stat. 785) was a United States federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products. The act was proposed by Representative Francis Burton Harrison of New York and was approved on December 17, 1914.
"An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes." The courts interpreted this to mean that physicians could prescribe narcotics to patients in the course of normal treatment, but not for the treatment of addiction.
The Harrison Anti-Narcotic legislation consisted of three U.S. House bills imposing restrictions on the availability and consumption of the psychoactive drug opium. U.S. House bills H.R. 1966 and H.R. 1967 passed conjointly with House bill H.R. 6282 or the Opium and Coca Leaves Trade Restrictions Act.
In 1912 he he was in the county jail in Sacramento for drugs.
Although technically illegal for purposes of distribution and use, the distribution, sale and use of cocaine was still legal for registered companies and individuals.
In Nevada in 1917 he was begging and sent to jail.
Thomas' choice of drugs were Morphine & Cocaine.
He went into treatment 30 Oct 1915 11:45 Am his sister Elsie took him, to the Stockton State Hospital in Stockton, CA. He was doing 7 grams a day. Morphine & Cocaine.
I found a newspaper article for 1917 in Reno, Nevada where he was begging.
Really sad the treatment didn't take, and he couldn't get a handle on it.
I didn't find anything else for Thomas, no marriage or children, He died 15 Apr 1937 in Monterey, CA. He was only 53 years old.
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