The Hidden Victory "Proposition 19"

The Hidden Victory “Proposition 19”

03/28/2011 Mark Thornton

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Mark Thornton on the topic of California’s recent “Proposition 19,” why the ballot initiative failed to pass, and what it teaches about the Economics of Prohibition.

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