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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
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What is the internal conflict that Hari personally feels concerning the war on drugs and addiction?
Discuss and analyze what Hari means by the term “race panic” and why it was instrumental to criminalizing marijuana.
Explain the meaning of Hari’s analysis in Chapter 4 that in reality two different drug wars are going on.
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