Ronald Reagan in History of Drugs in America
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) was a Hollywood actor turned politician, who served as Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, and then as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
A Roosevelt Democrat in his younger days, Reagan converted to conservatism during the 1950s and became the beloved standard-bearer of the Republican Party in the late-20th century.
In September 1986, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan launched a "national crusade" against drug abuse behind the slogan, "Just Say No." Two months later, he signed into law the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, creating mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes and leading to a massive increase in the number of people incarcerated in federal prisons.