... teenagers into sex- crazed maniacs." (RM 19) marijuana being bad lasted for about 30-40 years. In 1937 it was a federal offense to possess marijuana. Marijuana was later decriminalized during the Hippy, Vietnam War era. Everybody was smoking it included college kids. There was even a law that said that we should not put weed in ... the same category as other drugs. They even used it for medical reasons. In the late 70's early 80's, too many people began to smoke marijuana. Parents began to speak out against it; they did not want their children in danger ... personal, he also thinks the...

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... and committing violent crimes. The drug propaganda of the 1940s and 1950s was often so complex nobody believed the government's cautions on drugs. The 1960s presented a different issue for the war on drugs in its entirety. The "Hippie" movement counterculture popularized drugs making it fashionable and appealing, especially on college campuses. Numerous Vietnam veterans returned with heroin and ... marijuana habits. In response to this, the Johnson Administration passed the Narcotics Addict Rehabilitation ... to $1.4 billion during Reagan's first term3. Funding for rehabilitation, educa...

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