The Nation - News from May 6, 1987
President Reagan assailed the movie and music industry for “glorifying drug use” among minors and said the movie rating system ought to keep such films from being seen by youngsters. In a Rose Garden ceremony establishing a White House Conference for a Drug-Free America, Reagan said artists who claim First Amendment rights in portraying drugs as acceptable “are really more concerned with their own profits.”
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