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Ronald Reagan: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including…”

On the recordMarch 25, 1987
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 872, 873, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1202, and 1203 of title 21 of the United States Code, and in order to coordinate the performance of all drug abuse policy functions of the Federal government, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Executive Order 12590—National Drug Policy Board

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