After the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, the use of morphine was illegal.

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The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 aimed to regulate the labeling and safety of food and drugs, but it did not make the use of morphine illegal. Morphine was a commonly prescribed painkiller at the time and continued to be legally used for medical purposes. It wasn't until the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 that the government began to regulate and restrict the use of opiates like morphine.

After the Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act