The War on Drugs began as a political hoax created by Richard Nixon as an act of political theatre. It has caused more suffering and death than the drugs themselves could have ever caused. Shame on every president since who didn’t have the nerve to say so.

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GUEST OPINION: The war on drugs failed. Lawmakers must find new solutions. - Sentinel Colorado

Here is the cold hard truth — we could increase prison sentences 10-fold, cut them by half, then triple them, and all those changes would do absolutely nothing to protect our families and loved ones...

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Started with harry ainslinger in the post prohibition era
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This is an eye opening article on the history of cannabis/hemp in America...aka true American history; a story about how the Patriarchy, religion, racism, corporate greed, and a corrupt government screwed the whole world over. cnbs.org/cannabis-101/cannab…

The History of U.S. Marijuana Prohibition - CNBS

A guide to the history of marijuana prohibition in the U.S., from the time when hemp was a valuable cash crop to the push for marijuana criminalization.

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I think you are partially wrong the wWar on Drugs was started by Nixon because he was a racist white supremacists and wanted to squash Blacks. You may be correct about who followed him
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harry anslinger started it because he was afraid hemp would beat out cotton.
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You are correct, but I would suggest that there was also a racist–class component in the manner in which this "war" was crafted.
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It was started to shut up critics of the Vietnam War.
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Not only say no. But don't double down and turn it into a race war, either. Unless you want to get elected President.
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Yup. And all because, even today, so few understand addiction. Lawmakers most of all.
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and no president will ever stop the theatre because it keeps getting them voted in.
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It started long, long before that, at the end of prohibition at least. But go on...
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