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The Drug War Started 45 Years Ago Today – Here’s How to End It For Good

No matter how much money we spend and how many people get arrested, drugs have been around for thousands of years and they always will be.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016.

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By Derek Rosenfeld

Former President Richard Nixon officially declared a “war on drugs” 45 years ago today. His primary motivation was to go after anti-war protesters and black people. It doesn’t get clearer than this frank explanation from one of Nixon’s top policy…

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