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Drugs/Drug Policy

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Albert Hofmann holding model of LSD, background is bright color collage
Albert Hofmann and the Discovery of LSD
The Arrow Incident on October 8 1856
The Second Opium War
bowl of pills with a black background
The Past and Future of the Global War on Drugs (Prologued, Season 2, Finale)
Students in Mexico protest the PRI in 1968 with a sign that reads "Mexico '68: The Year of Repression."
Counterinsurgency and Drugs in Cold War Thailand and Mexico (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 5)
French soldiers overrun Chinese troops during the 1860 campaign in the Second Opium War.
The Second Opium War
King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan, Drugs, and the Cold War (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 4)
Heroin bust.
Devising a Drug-Free World (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 3)
Comic from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sun.
“A New and Deadly Menace” (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 2)
Nancy Reagan speaking at a "Just Say No" Rally.
The “Modern” War on Drugs (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 1)
pile of syringes
The Global War on Drugs
Prologued Season 2: The Global War on Drugs
The Global War on Drugs (Prologued, Season 2, Trailer)
Illustration of Packing Room in Opium Factory at Patna, India
The World of Opium: From “Free” to Illicit Trade
Protesters with signs in support of immigrants: "We are all here thanks to immigrants", "If you don't want immigrants, stop destabilizing their countries"; "Defend DACA"
Honduras, TPS, and U.S. Policy
1960s hippies dancing at a festival.
The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love
Collage: On the left, a group of men emptying liquor bottles during Prohibition. On the right, a field of marijuana plants
Hooked: Drugs, Prohibition, and American Cities
Flag of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia--People's Army.
Colombia: On the Brink of Peace with the FARC?
Flag of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia--People's Army.
Colombia: Al Borde de la Paz con las FARC?
Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek.
Cops and Robbers? The Roots of Anti-Doping Policies in Olympic Sport
marijuana label - orgo blackberry 3.7 g For medical use only
Government Smackdown: Federalism
artwork entitled Can You Pass the Acid Test
The Acid Tests
Harlem, Summer 1964.
From Harlem to Ferguson: LBJ's War on Crime and America's Prison Crisis
Escobar: Paradise Lost, directed by Andrea Di Stefano
2/6/2015: At the Movies: Escobar
First Lady Nancy Reagan expresses her feelings about drugs while riding horses with her husband, President Ronald Reagan.
The Illegalization of Marijuana: A Brief History
Cover of Vodka Politics by Mark Lawrence Schrad
Bottoms Up, or Race to the Bottom?

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