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A FRONTLINE  behind the scenes report on the marijuana industry and the controversial effort to eradicate it


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Busted: America's War on Marijuana

The United States government spends nearly $2.5 billion each year to process arrests related to marijuana production and sales, which often carry severe penalties. While the war on marijuana may be going strong do the results prove it a boom or a bust? FRONTLINE expolores the impact of current policy on stemming the tide of marijuana use and looks at how marijuana law enforcement is affecting American life.

published april 1998