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S1E8 The racist anti-cannabis crusader
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Following the end of alcohol prohibition in the 1920's, the US Federal Bureau of Narcotics turned its attention towards marijuana. Decades of failed drug prohibitionist policies have resulted in the US having the largest prison population in the world. The roots of this mass incarceration find themselves planted firmly in the racist motives behind the crusade against cannabis in the 20th century.
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Following the end of alcohol prohibition in the 1920's, the US Federal Bureau of Narcotics turned its attention towards marijuana. Decades of failed drug prohibitionist policies have resulted in the US having the largest prison population in the world. The roots of this mass incarceration find themselves planted firmly in the racist motives behind the crusade against cannabis in the 20th century.
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