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A L Katz

Most of A L Katz’s 35+ years as a writer have been spent in the showbiz trenches where he ran TV shows (HBO’s “Tales From The Crypt,” Showtime’s “Outer Limits”) and wrote and produced feature films. For a short while, he had the Harry Anslinger story in development. He’s just finished his first book, a memoir, “How To Live Bullshit Free (And Other Showbiz Tales).”

14 stories

Blunt Truths, Chapter 11: Nixon's War on Drugs and the Present

Blunt Truths    FBN    Nixon    War on Drugs    Law & politics   4 years ago
“Blunt Truths” tells the origin story of marijuana prohibition. The story so far: The United States' first Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), Harry Anslinger, knowingly used racist…

Blunt Truths, Chapter 10: How to Manufacture a 'War on Drugs'

Blunt Truths    Harry Anslinger    racism    War on Drugs    Law & politics   4 years ago
“Blunt Truths” tells the origin story of marijuana prohibition. The story so far: Racism lies at the heart of America's marijuana prohibition. For the first three years of Harry Anslinger's…

Blunt Truths, Chapter 9: The War On Drugs (Prelude)

Blunt Truths    Prohibition    War on Drugs    Law & politics   4 years ago
“Blunt Truths” tells the story of marijuana prohibition. The story so far: Racism lies at the heart of America's marijuana prohibition. For the first three years of Harry Anslinger's tenure…

Blunt Truths: Chapter 8 — Fiorello La Guardia Debunks Anslinger's Myths

Blunt Truths    Harry Anslinger    LaGuardia    Law & politics   5 years ago
“Blunt Truths” tells the origin story of marijuana prohibition. The story so far: Racism lies at the heart of America's marijuana prohibition. For the first three years of Harry Anslinger's…

Blunt Truths: Chapter 7 — Harry Anslinger Goes Hollywood

Blunt Truths    Harry Anslinger    Law & politics   5 years ago
“Blunt Truths” tells the origin story of marijuana prohibition. The story so far: Racism lies at the heart of America's marijuana prohibition. For the first three years of Harry Anslinger's…

A Weed-Centric Tour of Los Angeles, Starring Tommy Chong? Far Out, Man!

Culture    Los Angeles    Tommy Chong    Tourism    Culture & industry   5 years ago
When Tommy Chong climbed aboard the idling tour bus parked across from Universal Studios Hollywood for the first Tommy Chong's Live, Love & Smoke Tour, the 54 paying marijuana tourists…

Blunt Truths: Chapter 6 — All Publicity is Good Publicity

Anslinger    Blunt Truths    History    Law & politics   5 years ago
The story so far: Racism lies at the heart of all marijuana prohibition. The man most responsible for making marijuana illegal, former prohibition cop Harry Anslinger, assumed office as America's…