{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e3852cbdb67c0f94f393857/62f4aea0f4585b001283e940?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the Drug War (with Johann Hari)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e3852cbdb67c0f94f393857/1647522051866-e913793d7047cd8238ec4bb1528892d7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We’re taking a break this week, but in the meantime, enjoy this treasure from the Free Thoughts vault with writer and journalist Johann Hari to discuss his book <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs/dp/1526608367\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs</em></a><em>. </em>In it, he seeks to answer questions such as; what was the U.S. government’s original motivation behind drug prohibition? How has the way we view addiction changed over time? What happens when a&nbsp;country—or a&nbsp;state—decriminalizes drugs? What about hard drugs?</p>","author_name":"Libertarianism.org"}