Marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol. Nixon found it politically advantageous to ratchet up drug enforcement because most of his detractors happened to be hippies and minorities (who also just happened to enjoy this harmless pastime). Nixon's policies demonstrated broad public support for expanding police powers, and "drug enforcement" is the reason "no knock" warrants were invented in the first place - And even though, as you mentioned, rich whites tend to favor cocaine, "crack" (which is exactly the same substance in another form, like flour and bread) carries much higher penalties (and it just so happens to be more popular among poor populations) - -
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