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prohibitionist	prohibition_agency	drugwar_propaganda	legalization	drug_reformer
reform_referenda	cannabis	stimulant	narcotic	hallucinogen

incarceration/prison mentioned? yes .

propaganda analysis

EXP - explicit prohibition propaganda (explicit_propaganda)	GRP - hated group (propaganda_theme1)	MAD - madness, violence, illness (propaganda_theme2)
SOC - survival of society (propaganda_theme3)	USE - gateway, use is abuse (propaganda_theme4)	KID - children (propaganda_theme5)
WAR - demonize, war, epidemic (propaganda_theme6)	TOT - total prohibition (propaganda_theme7)	DIS - dissent opposed (propaganda_theme8)

concept		evidence	hits	links
	drug of abuse implied / mentioned drug related [news] [concept]	illegal drugs
	propaganda drugwar propaganda 75% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme1 propaganda theme2 propaganda theme3 propaganda theme5 propaganda theme4		•Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate? (Bruce E Levine, 2012) •Classic Modern Drug Propaganda •Themes in Chemical Prohibition •Drug War Propaganda (kindle edition)
	hated group propaganda theme1 55% [news] [concept]	"terror"	2	•Hated Groups (propaganda theme 1) •drugwarfacts.org/druguse.htm •drugwarfacts.org/racepris.htm •America's Racist Drug laws •narcoterror.org/ •Labeling theory •Transfer (propaganda)
	madness, violence, illness propaganda theme2 50% [news] [concept]	"crimes" "hurt" "impaired"	3	•Madness Crime Violence Illness (propaganda theme 2) •drugwarfacts.org/crime.htm •drugwarfacts.org/causes.htm •Distortion 18: Cannabis and Mental Illness •No, marijuana use doesn't lower your IQ (10/2014)
	survival of society propaganda theme3 50% [news] [concept]	"American"	1	•Survival of Society (propaganda theme 3) •The "Nation" as a Device To Create a Psychological Crowd
	gateway gateway 60% [news] [concept]	"Gateway"	1	•Use is Abuse, Gateway (propaganda theme 4) •drugwarfacts.org/gatewayt.htm •Distortion 7: Gateway
	gateway, use is abuse propaganda theme4 60% [news] [concept]	gateway		•Use is Abuse, Gateway (propaganda theme 4)
	children propaganda theme5 75% [news] [concept]	"teen" "High School student"	2	•Children Corrupted (propaganda theme 5) •drugwarfacts.org/adolesce.htm •Think of the children
	drug of abuse illegal drugs [news] [concept]	cannabis
	drugs 95% [news] [concept]	various drugs
	psychoactive plant plants [news] [concept]	cannabis		•erowid.org/plants/plants.shtml
	intoxicant [news] [concept]	cannabis
	cannabis [news] [concept]	"marijuana"	1	•Cannabis: Religious and Spiritual Uses •Cannabis-Driving Studies •MAPInc.org Cannabis Link DB •medicalmarijuanaprocon.org •cannabisculture.com •Schaffer Library: Marijuana •drugwarfacts.org/marijuan.htm •mapinc.org/pot.htm •U.S. Prisons Thriving on Jim Crow Marijuana Arrests (2013)
	various drugs 95% [news] [concept]	"drugs"	2
	incarceration [news] [concept]	"prison"	1	•Prison Hell in America (Stephen Lendman, Oct. 2011) •Understanding the U.S. Torture State •this is what a police state looks like •Torture and the United States •drugwarfacts.org/cms/Prisons and... •aclu.org/combating-mass-incarcer... •november.org •mapinc.org/prison.htm •hermes-press.com/prisons drugs.htm •US Official Prison Policy: Encourage Men's Rape (2014) •Profit Driven Prison Industrial Complex (2012) •The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal •Sing a Little Louder •Prison Rape Widely Ignored by Authorities •thedailysheeple.com/prisons-are-... •Push Back Against Drug War Profiteering with Jury Nullification
	youth 75% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme5		•ssdp.org/ •mapinc.org/youth.htm
	school [news] [concept]	"School" "college"	2	•ssdp.org/
	mainstream (controlled) media msm [news] [concept]	mockingbird		•Mainstream Media •whowhatwhy.org/2014/04/09/media-... •archive.lewrockwell.com/orig14/a... •Michael Levine, Mainstream Media: The Drug War Shills •beforeitsnews.com/alternative/20... •Mainstream Media: The Most Significant Threat To Freedom •msm.rt.com/ •sputniknews.com/europe/20160225/...
	Mockingbird / Wurlitzer; US intel-controlled media mockingbird [news] [concept]	assoc press		•Operation Mockingbird - Mighty Wurlitzer •carlbernstein.com/magazine cia a... •US Media Conceals News (2013) •Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana (2012) •reuters.com/article/2014/07/27/u... •https://web.archive.org/web/2013... •Propaganda 101: Operation Mockingbird Continues (2015)
	assoc press [news] [concept]	"Associated Press" "AP"	10	•carlbernstein.com/magazine cia a... •Associated Press (AP) - Mockingbird / Wurlitzer
	meeting 60% [news] [concept]	"will be held"	1	•TAKE ACTION - Here's how! •drugpolicy.org/action •mpp.org/takeaction/ •norml.org/act •Delphi Technique - Fake Consensus •http://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/legal_features/the_rutherford_institutes_public_meetings_guidelines (2016)

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