Yeah, I think he just comes to mind first because of the whole “D.A.R.E” thing, and his horrible effects on literally everything are still felt so profoundly today.
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DogWater@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoThat is a bit older than Reagan, war on drugs is a Nixon thing, but I agree with the general sentiment. Fuckem both.
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vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Arguably it goes back to the end prohibition era and the outlawing of marijuana.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And the marijuana stuff leads back to both the tobacco and wood fiber industries. Cannabis is a threat to tobacco, and hemp is a threat to darn near everything wood fiber is used for. That one even more so because it grows so dramatically faster than a new forest.
DogWater@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have heard of this. I remember reading once that sailing ships used hemp for their cloth because it was plentiful and durable. No idea where I saw that though
DogWater@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Definitely, but he was the one with the campaign that was named, or became known as “the war on drugs,” unless I’m tripping