Discuss a historic law, initiative, or act that was used to slow drug use, trafficking, or distribution. Was it effective?

Discuss a historic law, initiative, or act that was used to slow drug use, trafficking, or distribution. Was it effective?

What were the long-term consequences, and knowing what we know now, what were the long-term effects of this practice?

Resources included in the module:
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9252490
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/war-on-drugs-a-century-of-failure-113936/
https://www.npr.org/2007/04/02/9240213/voices-from-the-war-on-drugs
This discussion question is for yellow dig; the word count is 300 🙂