HLTHAGE 2L03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: The War On Drugs (Band), Al-Qaeda
1 Nov 2018
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1960s link between civil disobedience, rebellion, and openness to drugs. Following concerns about vietnam veterans (killer backlash), nixon declares the war on drugs in 1971 increased power of federal drug agencies, severity of punishment and prison times to deter people from using. Scientific explorations of drug use were granted attention and funding leads to founding of. Reagan"s just say no to drugs becomes popularized. This position was taken up by both democrats and republicans, meaning that challenging this approach has been difficult. Anslinger"s crackdown was motivated by an apparent connection between marijuana use and negroes, hispanics, filipinos and entertainers who played satanic music. 1980s crack cocaine - quick, cheap and more potent. Gangs start dealing drugs, sparks substantial violence. 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine. Arguments suggest that this difference in punishment is more about the types of people expected to be using the substance (crack = lower class and minorities, powder = upper class)
