The drug market has been a popular topic since the day I was born. Yes, it was a long time ago, but it was around. The people mostly was used to smoking marijuana or getting high off of heroin. We didn’t have as many drugs as we see, today. I wonder why? I noticed there are many new laws being created to either legalized or cracked down on certain drugs. At first, I thought drugs were just a part of the 20th century. To my surprise, it was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century. People were using cocaine and heroin to treat certain illnesses. Soon the FDA (Food and Drug Association) began to question the experiments of the drugs being used for treatment. The remedies continue to be used in the 20th century. This is where the people
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Eisenhower was elected president, and his administration set up a wide parameters for the “War on Drugs.” Using the Boggs Act of 1951, the administration continue to build on the mandatory minimum federal sentences for possession of marijuana, cocaine, and opiates under the establishment of the U.S. Interdepartmental Committee on Narcotics in 1954. This continued to increase when the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 was passed. In 1971, the Nixon administration called the illegal drugs, “Public Enemy Number One.” Using the all- time favorite Elvis Presley, Nixon felt that using a celebrity will help him kick off his campaign to stop drugs. Shockingly, he didn’t know that Presley, who later died of drug overdose, had an addiction to drugs. So that planned backfired big time. In 1973, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was established to help fight the “War on Drugs.” In 1982, “The Just Say No Initiative” was established. Nancy Reagan solicited the help from the school administrations to help bring awareness about drugs and drug addiction to the school children. During this time, the Antidrug Act of 1986 was established, in which, a mandatory sentence for cocaine was passed. Senator Joe Biden’s 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill involved a provision in which the federal execution of drug kingpins. Basically, the Kingpins would be held responsible for the death of drug addicts. Basically, the “War on Drugs,” is a continuous fight. There has been a winner
Eisenhower was elected president, and his administration set up a wide parameters for the “War on Drugs.” Using the Boggs Act of 1951, the administration continue to build on the mandatory minimum federal sentences for possession of marijuana, cocaine, and opiates under the establishment of the U.S. Interdepartmental Committee on Narcotics in 1954. This continued to increase when the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 was passed. In 1971, the Nixon administration called the illegal drugs, “Public Enemy Number One.” Using the all- time favorite Elvis Presley, Nixon felt that using a celebrity will help him kick off his campaign to stop drugs. Shockingly, he didn’t know that Presley, who later died of drug overdose, had an addiction to drugs. So that planned backfired big time. In 1973, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was established to help fight the “War on Drugs.” In 1982, “The Just Say No Initiative” was established. Nancy Reagan solicited the help from the school administrations to help bring awareness about drugs and drug addiction to the school children. During this time, the Antidrug Act of 1986 was established, in which, a mandatory sentence for cocaine was passed. Senator Joe Biden’s 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill involved a provision in which the federal execution of drug kingpins. Basically, the Kingpins would be held responsible for the death of drug addicts. Basically, the “War on Drugs,” is a continuous fight. There has been a winner