The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act

Tags: Legal System, U.S. History

12/17/2014 Mark Thornton

Interviewed by host Paul Molloy on the Freedom Works radio program, Mark Thornton discusses how the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act impacted the American public and shaped the ‘War on Drugs’ we know today.

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