History of Drug Laws and Law Enforcement

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History

 

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Bernard Y

 

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June 13, 2011

 

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University

 

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A

 

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6 / 1576

 

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This essay will not only examine the landmark drug laws and policies established by the federal and state governments, but also the enforcement of drug laws. Brief History of the United States' Drug Laws The first American law that prohibited the use of a specific drug was an 1875 ordinance passed by the city of San Francisco which banned the smoking of opium in opium dens (4)...
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This law, however, was not passed to stop the use and sale of opium. The ordinance was passed because of widespread fear that Chinese men were luring white men and women to their moral "ruin" in opium dens ("The History of"). White San Franciscan's also feared that Chinese immigrants and railroad workers were seducing white women with the drug...
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