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Cannabis

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lordsummerisle

(4,653 posts)
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:55 PM Mar 2018

How a racist hate-monger masterminded Americas War on Drugs [View all]

Harry Anslinger conflated drug use, race, and music to criminalize non-whiteness and create a prison-industrial complex.

https://timeline.com/harry-anslinger-racist-war-on-drugs-prison-industrial-complex-fb5cbc281189

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Read "Chasing the Scream" mountain grammy Mar 2018 #1
I just finished it lordsummerisle Mar 2018 #2
If theres a hell I hope GWC58 Mar 2018 #3
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