The Political Origins of Marijuana Prohibition
truTV · Comedy · 6 min · 2016 · YouTube title: Adam Ruins Everything - The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal
Why it's here
Cited in cannabis and drug-war threads as an eye-opening look at the political reasons for criminalization.
What it covers
An Adam Ruins Everything segment arguing that political motives, including Nixon's, lay behind making marijuana illegal. It mixes comedy with history.