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3 drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back again

  • Written by Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
3 drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back againPeruvian Syrup, containing cocaine, was used to 'cure' a range of diseases.Smithsonian Museum of American History/Flickr

Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal.

Then things changed. Racism and politics played a part in how we viewed them. We...

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