White Privilege and the Drug War

Eric E. Sterling, J.D., traces the history of drug law in America as well as the cultural evolution of drug use and misuse in the context of growing racial, class and other prejudices. Sterling is the head of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation and an advocate against mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

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