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PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE looks at the war on drugs from 1968 until today and looks at trigger points in history that took cannabis from being a somewhat benign criminal activity into a self-perpetuating constantly expanding policy disaster.
Editing
Rapid-fire archival footage builds devastating momentum.
Writing
Tight 70-minute argument — no fat, all fury.

Director
Robert Rippberger
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