The Roots of Drug Prohibition in America

Tags: Health, Media and Culture, U.S. History

08/09/2017 Chris Calton

Season 1, Episode 1. In the first episode of Historical Controversies, Chris Calton looks at how American society originally viewed drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and heroine, and he details the origins of prohibition in America.

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