1. Medical Marijuana
Cocaine was also insignificant until Hamilton Wright brought about charges that it was "the direct incentive to the crime of rape by Negroes." ... In 1962, a White House drug conference described the hazards of grass "exaggerated," and a 1972 presidential commission recommended decriminalization of the drug. ... Physicians of the time also used marijuana to treat headaches, insomnia, and menstrual cramps and the drug was available in most drug stores (Hermes 51). ... In my personal opinion, I feel that the only reason it is seen as a "gateway" is because in order to obtain it you have to go...
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