2007-07-23 11:31:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Andy's right. "In 1875, San
Francisco passed the nation's first anti-drug law, the Opium Den Ordinance,
aimed specifically at Chinese opium smoking."
2007-07-23 11:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In 1874, in San Francisco, smoking opium in the city limits was banned and was confined to neighboring Chinatowns and their opium dens.
In 1905, Congress banned the use of opium.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heroin/etc/history.html
Initial bans were to persecute the Chinese.
2007-07-23 19:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Passed in San Francisco, why racism.
2007-07-23 18:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by phillipk_1959 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Opium. To persecute the Chinese.
2007-07-23 18:38:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
probably in the early 1900's against opium and heroin which were thought to be medical elixers.
2007-07-23 18:38:16 · answer #5 · answered by zanthus 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-07-23 18:38:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
right you are ken
2007-07-23 18:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by paulcondo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋