In the years between 1850 and 1970, many targeted legislative policies were implemented. Even Prohibition was seen as targeted legislation to control drug use, though alcohol was not the only one in legislator’s sites. Laws passed included the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, the Harrison Narcotics Act, the Volstead Act provided broad brush legislation to law enforcement and other agencies to begin to provide oversight on legal and illegal drugs (DuPont and Voth, 1995, p. 462). It was a sort of social reform program that was seen as very conservative in nature, likely mirroring the majority view in that era. These policies were changed …show more content…
The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 remains the largest of all the laws, and has been amended as needed since its inception. There are two parts of this act which still govern the actions and enforcement of the federal law for both legal and illicit drug trades (Drug Use, 2014). States, however, have supplemented additional laws, which allows for additional enforcement to be enacted against it. In recent years, some states are beginning to look at the federal statutes as being out dated and