Brief History on Crack &Cocaine ?

Question by Jesus: Brief History on Crack &Cocaine ?
Can anyone give me a brief history on crack and cocaine ? It should answer the following questions

whether or not it has always been legal
the eras it became popular
the population that mostly uses the drugs

Best answer:

Answer by Johnny Monroe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine_boom (this ones about how it boomed)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine (this ones about Crack in general)

Also Cocaine Cowboys 2 is talks a little about it too.

Look up “Freeway” Ricky Ross
and Griselda Blanco

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