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The war on drugs. A book review of “Chasing the scream”
Preface. The founder of the War on Drugs in the U.S., Harry Anslinger, wanted to build as large a bureaucracy as possible. But a war on narcotics alone—cocaine and heroin, outlawed in 1914—wasn’t enough. They were used only by a … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Drug wars and the prison system
Tagged anslinger, cocaine, corruption, drug wars, heroin, marijuana, prison system, prohibition
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