Anslinger Being Tough? Harry Anslinger was a United States government official who served as the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He was a supporter of prohibition and the criminalization of drugs, and played a pivotal role in cannabis prohibition. [1] Excerpt from the book: Many people assume what we call the War on … [Read more...] about Harry Anslinger’s Impact on White Boy Rick
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Deadline Detroit – Worthy Denies She Fought Parole
Deadline Detroit, June 23, 2018 - Video: Prosecutor Worthy Denies She Fought Rick Wershe's Parole for Gil Hill Richard Wershe Jr., aka "White Boy Rick," has long insisted that Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy fought his parole on behalf of her good friend, homicide investigator-turned city council member, Gil Hill. Coincidentally or not, after Hill passed away in 2016, she … [Read more...] about Deadline Detroit – Worthy Denies She Fought Parole
Vince Wade – Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs
The Real Story The astonishing but true story of White Boy Rick Wershe is an example of why the War on Drugs has been a trillion-dollar policy failure for nearly half a century. The tale of a boy recruited by the FBI—at age 14—to be a paid informant against a politically-connected drug gang is so amazing it inspired a Hollywood film starring Matthew McConaughey as White Boy … [Read more...] about Vince Wade – Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs