Naw, it was just a joke. There was some kind of stamp tax act back in the early days, On things like Sugar etc. I believe it may have even caused a rebellion amongst the colonists. After it was passed by the British, the colonists refused to honor it and it eventually was repealed
I thought you were jokingly referring to the 1937 Marijuana tax stamp created by Henry Anslinger, one of the first federal attempts at prohibition of the plant that although unconstitutional (like the current Controlled Substance Act), it did remain in effect for a number of years.