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Ethan Nadelmann: Time to End the War on Drugs

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Release Date: 04/04/2017

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Watch Ethan Nadelmann present his perspectives on why America needs to end the war on drugs. This presentation is part of FFF’s Drug War Video Project, whose aim is to accelerate the end of this immoral and destructive government program.