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Jamie Raskin: “The cost and the harms of criminalizing alcohol were far worse than giving people the right to make their own choices…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2022
The cost and the harms of criminalizing alcohol were far worse than giving people the right to make their own choices about their lives.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin compares alcohol prohibition to current drug policies, advocating for personal choice.

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