History: The War on Drugs By insideoutmichael Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 2023 American Drug Policy Dec 17, 1914 Passage of the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act Jun 14, 1930 Harry J. Anslinger Named First Commissioner of Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) Apr 30, 1963 Professor Timothy Leary Fired From Harvard for Drug Advocacy Ushering in Hippie Counterculture Jun 18, 1971 Nixon Declares (Illicit) Drug Abuse "Public Enemy #1" Jul 1, 1973 Creation of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) Oct 12, 1984 President Reagan Introduces the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 1986 President Reagan Signs the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 2010 Book Published: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colourblindness 2011 Global Commission on Drug Policy Condemns War on Drugs as Historic Failure 2020 Oregon Becomes First State to Decriminalize All Drugs (and shift toward treatment of drug addiction as a disease not a crime)
