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December 16, 2024

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analysis of article text

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 80% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme2 propaganda theme3 propaganda theme5 propaganda theme6		•Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate? (Bruce E Levine, 2012) •Classic Modern Drug Propaganda •Themes in Chemical Prohibition •Drug War Propaganda (kindle edition)
	madness, violence, illness propaganda theme2 80% [news] [concept]	"murder" "misery" "nightmares"	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]	"Community"	1	•Survival of Society (propaganda theme 3) •The "Nation" as a Device To Create a Psychological Crowd
	children propaganda theme5 70% [news] [concept]	"teens" "young people" "message"	4	•Children Corrupted (propaganda theme 5) •drugwarfacts.org/adolesce.htm •Think of the children
	demonize, war, epidemic propaganda theme6 75% [news] [concept]	"battle" "assault" "the fight"	6	•Demonize, War (propaganda theme 6) •List of Wars on Concepts •Perpetual war •The Failed War on Drugs (2012)
	drug of abuse illegal drugs [news] [concept]	cannabis
	psychoactive plant plants [news] [concept]	cannabis		•erowid.org/plants/plants.shtml
	intoxicant [news] [concept]	cannabis
	cannabis [news] [concept]	"cannabis"	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)
	incarceration [news] [concept]	"jailed"	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 70% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme5		•ssdp.org/ •mapinc.org/youth.htm
	school [news] [concept]	"Schoolboy" "School" "University"	3	•ssdp.org/

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