John Finlator
John H. Finlator | |
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| Director Bureau of Drug Abuse Control | |
| In office March 7, 1966 – April 8, 1968 | |
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| Succeeded by | Self |
| Deputy Director Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs | |
| In office April 8, 1968 – January 1, 1972 | |
| Appointed by | Attorney General Ramsey Clark |
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| Born | 1911 Louisburg, North Carolina |
| Died | August 17, 1990 (aged 78) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Resting place | National Memorial Park |
| Spouse | Florence Boon Finlator |
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John Haywood Finlator was an American federal administrator and narcotics law enforcement director. He was the first and only director of the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control (BDAC), and later served as deputy director of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD). He was one of the first members of the narcotics enforcement community that advocated for decriminalizing cannabis and marijuana. This advocacy often set him at odds with his coworkers at the bureau and with Congress but was praised by many medical community members.