The history of drug policy began in 1969 under the presidency of Richard Nixon. Nixon was looking for a way to decrease crime in the Washington D.C. area. ... Nixon felt that drugs are bad, so bad people do drugs. ... Like Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan believed drug use was a moral problem. ... Drug policy since Richard Nixon's presidency has had racist and imperialist overtones. ...

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