From Hope to Crackdown // Reagan’s Drug War // Era of War [3]

From Hope to Crackdown // Reagan’s Drug War // Era of War [3]

The War on Drugs didn’t appear overnight—it escalated through presidential rhetoric, federal enforcement, and cultural campaigns. In this episode of Dazed and Confused, we trace the Era of War from Jimmy Carter’s brief push for cannabis decriminalization in the late 1970s to the Reagan and Bush administrations’ full-throttle enforcement strategies in the 1980s and early 1990s. From paraquat spraying in Mexico to D.A.R.E. in schools, Just Say No campaigns, and asset forfeiture, we explore how cannabis criminalization became deeply embedded in law and culture, even as medical cannabis programs and public debate began to emerge. About the Podcast: Dazed and Confused explores the turbulent history of cannabis in the United States—from its criminalization to its medical rebranding and reemergence as a legal commodity. Told across major eras—Era of Madness, War, Medicalization, and Legalization—each episode blends historical archives, AI-narrated storytelling, and cultural analysis to examine the policies, panics, and power struggles that shaped the modern War on Drugs. If you’ve ever wondered how a plant went from pharmacy shelf to felony charge—and now to dispensary counter—this is the story.

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Title: From Hope to Crackdown // Reagan’s Drug War // Era of War [3]

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