Cannabis policy of the George H. W. Bush administration
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During the administration of American President George H. W. Bush (1989–1993), the United States largely followed the precedents set by the cannabis policy of the Reagan administration, including prosecution of the war on drugs.[1]
In 1989, Bush appointed William Bennett director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Bennet once stated: "why in God's name foster the use of a drug that makes you stupid?"[2]
Operation Green Merchant
In 1989, the Bush administration began Operation Green Merchant, a nationwide investigation and operation targeting businesses advertising specialized horticultural equipment that was supposedly used to grow cannabis.[3][4][5] The program also traced lists of customers who had bought such materials, and raided their homes.[6]
