Getting Hooked

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August 26, 2001

A couple of years ago writer Michael Pollan was curious about the world of illegal, underground marijuana gardens.  What he found surprised him.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Mary Jane goes high tech.  A look at drug cultures past and present, a visit to a rave, and an inside look at the devastating effects of black tar heroin.

Michael Pollan on Growing Marijuana

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Master gardener Michael Pollan talks about his youthful experiment with growing marijuana and explains how the war on drugs spurred growers into developing a stronger, hardier plant.

Matthew Klam on "The Pursuit of Ecstasy"

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Matthew Klam talks about his experience with Ecstasy and reflects on the pharmaceutical industry’s influence on the cultural perception of drug use.

Benson Gardner on Raves

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Reporter Benson Gardner visited several raves for this report on the music, the drug use, the participants and the response from the community.

Sadie Plant on "Writing on Drugs"

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Jim Fleming read “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and philosopher Sadie Plant talks with Steve Paulson about drug use by some famous writers, from Coleridge to Freud.

Jason Cohen on "Black Tar Heroin"

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Jason Cohen (with Steve Okazaki) made the wrenching documentary “Black Tar Heroin.” The film follows the lives of five young heroin addicts in San Francisco.

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August 26, 2001
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Michael Pollan

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Matthew Klam

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Benson Gardner

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Sadie Plant

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Jason Cohen

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