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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? NO - the issue of prison or incarceration was NOT mentioned in this article .

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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 85% [news] [concept]	illegal drugs drug ngo
	propaganda drugwar propaganda 70% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme1 propaganda theme2 propaganda theme3 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)
	hated group propaganda theme1 50% [news] [concept]	"immigrants"	1	•Hated Groups (propaganda theme 1) •drugwarfacts.org/druguse.htm •drugwarfacts.org/racepris.htm •America's Racist Drug laws •narcoterror.org/ •Labeling theory •Transfer (propaganda)
	addiction 60% [news] [concept]	"addiction"	2	•Twelve-Step Snake Oil (2012) •Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and Pushers (Thomas Szasz) •Rat Park •substance.com/stop-nora-volkow-l... •iboga-experience.nl/ •lewrockwell.com/2013/08/stephen-... •wakingtimes.com/2014/03/12/canna... •Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It: Why Is This Widely Denied? (2014)
	madness, violence, illness propaganda theme2 70% [news] [concept]	"killer" "hurt" "fatal" "threatens" "threat" "threatened" "threaten" "horror" addiction	8	•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 60% [news] [concept]	"Freedom" "America" "homelands" "community"	5	•Survival of Society (propaganda theme 3) •The "Nation" as a Device To Create a Psychological Crowd
	demonize, war, epidemic propaganda theme6 60% [news] [concept]	"battle" "struggle" "Wicked"	3	•Demonize, War (propaganda theme 6) •List of Wars on Concepts •Perpetual war •The Failed War on Drugs (2012)
	moral imperative [news] [concept]	"we have to"	1	•Majestic plural •Nosism •Moral imperative •Categorical imperative
	drug of abuse illegal drugs 60% [news] [concept]	addiction
	drugs 95% [news] [concept]	various drugs
	drug ngo 85% [news] [concept]	drug reform ngo
	drug reform ngo 85% [news] [concept]	changetheclimate		•Mapinc.org Drug Reform Organization link database
	changetheclimate 85% [news] [concept]	"change The Climate"	1	•changetheclimate.org
	psychoactive chemical chemicals 85% [news] [concept]	alcohol		•erowid.org/chemicals/chemicals.s...
	depressant intoxicant 85% [news] [concept]	alcohol
	alcohol 85% [news] [concept]	"wine"	1	•Stanton Peele Addiction Web Site •drugwarfacts.org/alcohol.htm •Pot Threatens Booze Profits
	various drugs 95% [news] [concept]	"drugs" "drug-use"	3
	school [news] [concept]	"school" "colleges"	2	•ssdp.org/
	aggrandizing government aggrandizement [news] [concept]	"officials" "experts"	5	•Statism: the Most Dangerous Religion (2014 video) •What is Statism? •Conservapedia: Statism •Wikipedia: Statolatry •lewrockwell.com/2014/07/thomas-d... •Bought Priesthood •Worship of the U. S. Government (2011) •Bureaucratic Thrust •Tyranny of Experts •The Threat of Authority (2012) •The Media As Enablers of Government Lies •The Statist Mindset (Jacob Hornberger, 2011) •Thinking Critically about Experts and Authority •'Scientific' evidence for FDA-approved drugs isn't so scientific, it turns out (2014) •The Intellectual Gravy Train (2015)

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