What We Saw at the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum
What We Saw at the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum – Since 1999, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has run a museum in Arlington, Virginia that showcases the agency’s “tradition of excellence” and the “impact of federal drug law enforcement on the changing trends of licit and illicit drug use in American history.” Visitors can check out a replica of a ’70s-era head shop, jerry-rigged works for shooting up and getting high, exhibits dedicated to the opium wars and cocaine cartels, and good, old-fashioned propaganda such as the classic movie Reefer Madness. Take a guided tour of the place with ReasonTV correspondent Kennedy. And don’t forget to exit through the gift shop and pick up DEA compression shorts by Under Armour or a K-9 plush dog stuffed animal. Shot by Jim Epstein and Joshua Swain. Edited by Swain. About 2.30 minutes. Go to Reason.tv for downloadable versions and subscribe to ReasonTV’s YouTube Channel to receive notifications when new material goes live.
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Filed under: Drug Use California
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Filed under: Drug Use California
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Filed under: Drug Use California
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