The 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act codified punitive drug-war philosophy into law

Evidence

The War on Drugs’ philosophy was codified into federal law. First, Congress enacted the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which made money laundering a federal offense, allowed the deportation of “alien” drug traffickers, prohibited interstate commerce in drug paraphernalia, and established the death penalty for certain drug offenses. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1060

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1060