The first anti-cocaine law was directed to black men in the south in the early 1900's. ... Think about Tobacco for example, cigarette consumption is legal in America yet because there is a concern in the health institutions more than half of the consumers of cigarettes can and also have successfully overcome their addiction (Nadelmann). ... Drug trade is prohibited, giving space for illegal mediums of drug cartels to find a way to trade them under the table and away of the supervision of responsible and intelligent laws. ... On both parties there has to be collaboration instead of having...

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Rosa Lee`s parents were black rural share croppers from the South who moved to Washington D.C. in order to escape racial oppression, economic exploitation and segregation and to find a better life and work there. ... There were times when there were as many as seventeen adults and children living together in one apartment. ... That is an example for racism and colour consciousness within the black community. ... She worked at a table dance bar and would sell drugs to some of her costumers in order to earn extra money. ... He even started an opium business over there. ...

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