On the recordMarch 27, 1973
No heroin or cocaine is produced within the United States; domestic availability of these substances results solely from their illegal importation.
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presidency.ucsb.eduNo heroin or cocaine is produced within the United States; domestic availability of these substances results solely from their illegal importation.
Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 2 of 1973 Establishing the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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