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War of ethnic groups (pt 1)
The date of this is inaccurate; it makes you put in a month and day, which can not be pinpointed. During 1875 there was an anti-Chinese legislation that prohibited smoking of opium. This was supported by Samuel Gompers. They Chinese were casted as "yellow devils" who would take jobs for lesser wages than "superior, white" people. In 1882, the Chinese laborers from entering the United States. (image: http://firedirectioncenter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/battles-long-ago-yalu-river-1894.html) -
Cocaine
Native Andean used cocaine in rituals rituals everyday for over 4,000 years. The Incas reserved it for those they thought were descendents of gods. Bolivia used it as tea to increase stamina. It wasn’t until the nineteenth century that Europeans started using the coco leaf. Then it was brought to US in the late 1880s. (image: http://achacachi.blogspot.com/2012/02/evo-says-he-will-go-to-vienna-to-defend.html) -
Patent process
In 1884, Association of Official Agricultural Chemist expanded their efforts into medicines/non food items. Media made money from advertising patent medicines. Eventually, American Medical Association campaigned for honest drug regulations, despite being a weak organization this sparked interest in honest research, Ladies Home Journal and Collier's began an intense research. (image: http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=48358) -
Coco plant (pt 2)
In the late 1880s the United States was excited for its possible uses such as treating morphine addiction, curing physical ailments from headache to hysteria. They used it in drink products, like Coca-Cola. By 1880s enthusiasm decline. -
Sinclair's The Jungle
Upton Sinclair wrote a book that was published in 1906. It described conditions of factories that were unsafe, unsanitary, and filthy. He went on to describe a man falling into a vat, and being turned into lard. This disgusts people thinking about what was on their dinner plate, and pushed The Pure Food and Drug Act.
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The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act was a national effort to regulate the food and drugs for America. The hope was to eliminate the use of heroin and cocaine, as well as regulate food. The bill was originally proposed in 1879, it was delayed in passing due to the split support. This bill mandated correct labeling, and inspection of foods.
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National Prohibition (Ratified)
The Eighteenth Amendment outlawed the manufacturing and selling of alcoholic beverages within the United States. This increased the crime rates, and bootlegging. Therefore, the support of banning alcohol declined in the 1920's, and was fully abolished by 1966.
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The Harrison Act
TThis act passed required any person or business that would engage in the selling of drugs covered by the act to pay an annual fee of $1, and fined them up to $2000 dollars, and/or a maximum of five years in jail. This was done to keep track of what drugs were coming in, to whom they were going, and what their use would be.
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Crack Cocaine
During the 80s there was a new kind of cocaine, called crack. It was popular with younger, urban underclass. This set off a media frenzy, who tried scare tactics to keep people from trying the drug, but after 1989 it's popularity decreased. (image: http://gangstersout.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html) -
War of Ethnic groups (pt 2)
The ban on Chinese entry into the United States lasted until 1943, when the U.S. united with the China in a war against Japan. Only then did the U.S. overturn their previous ban, allowing 105 Chinese immigrants yearly. Prior to this, there was a ban on Chinese smoking the imported opium, however, Americans were allowed to import opium, and sell it to both Americans and Chinese.
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Marijuana (Marihuana)
Marijuana plant is used for everything from clothes, to paper. Its intoxicating effects were learned through Brazil during 1600s. Mostly used by Mexican labors and some jazz bands in the early 1900s. Again, racism ran its course, and in the 1930's legislation was starting to pass to ban it. In the 1960's freedom from government brought its population back. Penalties started to decline. It is still making headlines today. -
Rehabilitation Treatments (pt 1)
In the 60's social work and psychology realized drug use was a social problem. 1961, California lead the way for a civil commitment program where those with drug addicts were sentenced to rehabilitation and supervision for staying clean (parole). In 1963 Prettyman Commission recommended relaxing the prison sentences for drugs. In 1966, Congress passed the narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act, putting addicts into rehab and/or parole.
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Drug Rehabilitiation (pt 2)
In 1970, President Richard Nixon clarified what the jobs of federal agencies, and announced the Bureau of Drug Use Control, "controls all investigations involving violations of laws of the United States relating to narcotics, marijuana and dangerous drugs, both within the United States and beyond its borders." This was in hopes of reducing the availability, thereby reducing demand. A chain effect would be fewer addicts to treat. (image: http://www.ibtimes.com/) -
Ronals Reagen
He was sworn into Presidency on 20th of January, 1981. Parents had lost children in accidents related to drugs. Parents were tired of having their children subject to drug use. Public awareness was being raised, and drugs became a political issue, once again. They hoped to create a drug free America by 1995, entered the Anti-Drug Act of 1988. Creating an anti-drug program that's slogan was "Just say no." Penalties for drugs were aimed at casual users, and harsher penalties for those caught. -
The 90's
During the 90's there was a lack of political interest, however, officials realized that there were overcrowding in prisons for "minor" offenses, and started lessening punishments. Instead of jail time, they were given lesser punishments like parole, or drug treatment.
