Seeing Drugs

Dan Weimer talked about his book, Seeing Drugs: Modernization, Counterinsurgency, and U.S. Narcotics Control in the Third World, 1969-1976, … read more

Dan Weimer talked about his book, Seeing Drugs: Modernization, Counterinsurgency, and U.S. Narcotics Control in the Third World, 1969-1976, about the implementation of the war on drugs during the Nixon and Ford administrations. In his book, Mr. Weimer examines the policies put in place and how they affected drug trade in the U.S., Thailand, Burma, and Mexico. Mr. Weimer also spoke about the current drug climate and policies.

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Seeing Drugs

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Program ID:
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Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
First Aired:
Jan 17, 2015 | 12:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Sep 02, 2015 | 6:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Jan 17, 2015 | 12:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 18, 2015 | 10:47am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 19, 2015 | 6:18pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 02, 2015 | 6:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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