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The war on drugs is the policy of a global campaign, [ 6] led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States. [ 7][ 8][ 9] The initiative includes a set of drug policies that are intended to discourage the production ...
The War on Drugs is a term for the actions taken and legislation enacted by the US federal government, intended to reduce or eliminate the production, distribution, and use of illicit drugs. The War on Drugs began during the Nixon administration with the goal of reducing the supply of and demand for illegal drugs, but an ulterior racial ...
The Mexican drug war (also known as the Mexican war on drugs; Spanish: Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México, shortened to and commonly known inside Mexico as the war against the narco; Spanish: Guerra contra el narco) [ 30] is an ongoing asymmetric [ 31][ 32] armed conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking ...
978-1-62040-890-2. OCLC. 881418255. LC Class. HV5825.H234. Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs is a book by Johann Hari examining the history and impact of drug criminalisation, collectively known as "the War on Drugs ". The book was published simultaneously in the United Kingdom and United States in January 2015.
The war on drugs did have a significant impact on the black community. According to Human Rights Watch, in the 1970s blacks were twice as likely as whites to be arrested for drug-related offenses.
January 2 – Operation Baja California is launched. January 20 – Drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén is extradited to the USA. [ 5][ 6] March 17 – Zhenli Ye Gon is relieved of US$213 million in Mexico City. [ 7] May 14 – Jorge Altriste, head of operations for Mexico's elite police force in Tijuana, is murdered.
Hear New War On Drugs Songs From Deluxe Edition of Latest Album. With the new album, Hall has built a universe in miniature, suiting his strengths as a composer. Take the spacious, atmospheric ...
Longtime friends the National and the War on Drugs are teaming up for the Zen Diagram tour, which will begin Sept. 12 in Gilford, N.H., and conclude Oct. 10 in Mexico City.