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References
- ↑ Massing 2000, p. 164.
- ↑ Domestic Cannabis Eradication / Suppression Program Archived 2018-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (DEA official website)
- ↑ Ingraham, Christopher (October 7, 2016). "The DEA spent $73,000 to eradicate marijuana plants in Utah. It didn't find any". Wonkblog . The Washington Post.
Sources
- Massing, M. (2000). The Fix. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22335-6 . Retrieved 2018-04-02.
