Who,and why were the Rockefeller Drug Laws enacted. What was the enviroment of New York state prior to enactme

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Drug use was topping out, cocaine addiction was on the rise, and there was a steady population of about 200,000 heroin addicts in New york City alone, andother 50-70,000 upstate. Nelson Rockefeller was governor at the time, and enacted legislation mandating a minimum one year to life in jail for more than a quarter ounce of coke or heroin.