Ronald Reagan: “We're going to dry up the drug market and kick the dope peddlers right…”

On the recordMay 19, 1986

We're going to dry up the drug market and kick the dope peddlers right out of this country.

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Republican · California

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Remarks on Signing the Just Say No To Drugs Week Proclamation

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Ronald Reagan: “We're going to dry up the drug market and kick the dope peddlers right out of this country.”