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201534 minPG-13documentary

Marijuana

201534 minPG-13documentary

A group of teenagers in the late 1960s are arrested at a marijuana party in the United States, expressing their views on cannabis use as they are taken away.

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Channel: US National Archives

Marijuana

2015• 34 minPG-13

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A group of teenagers in the late 1960s are arrested at a marijuana party in the United States, expressing their views on cannabis use as they are taken away.

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ca. 1968 - ca. 1973 General Records of the Department of the Navy National Archives Identifier: 74404 A group of teenagers are arrested at an after-school marijuana party and angrily express their views on using pot as they are led to patrolcars. DocsTeach:

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