"On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the Opium Exclusion Act, barring the importation of opium for smoking as of April 1. Thus began a hundred-year crusade that has unleashed unprecedented crime, violence and corruption around the world —a war with no victory in sight."
Read more in the article "Marking 100 Years of Failed Drug Prohibition - The Opium Exclusion Act of 1909".
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