‘Stoned in Suburbia’ is a social history film taking a humorous look at the change in people’s opinions to cannabis over the past 50 years. It interviews various cannabis users and also includes discussions on the impact of the 60′s sexual revolution, the Hippie movement and the emergence of the Punks right up until the … Read more
Pablo Escobar is known as one of the most dangerous crime lord of all times. The Columbian drug lord build an empire to the point he was making more than $400 million per week. And when you have as much money as Pablo, you can do whatever you like. For Escobar, that meant showing his … Read more
Hamilton Morris is a journalist who wants to explore the world of drugs. More specifically, he explores the area of psychopharmacology, a branch of psychology concerned with the effects of drugs on the mind and behavior. In this episode, he explores the deadly drug called “nyaope”. The drug is a cocktail of marijuana, heroin, rat … Read more
‘The Beyond Within’ shows how until recent times, a world known only to holy man, to saints, and perhaps to the insane, opened to the common man. And this had been made possible by the mystical drug, LSD. This drug challenges our very conception of reality and its’ turbulent history raises sharp questions about the … Read more
‘Plan Colombia: Cashing-In on the Drug War Failure’ shows how despite 20 years of US war-on-drugs in Colombia paid for by U.S. tax-payers, cocaine trafficking and money-laundering are skyrocketing to unseen proportions. Also, the U.S. State Department has officially shifted its priority in Colombia from counter-narcotics to counter-insurgency conveniently dubbed anti-terrorism, so the big question … Read more
Some 11 years ago, eight healthy young men took part in a clinical trial of an experimental leukemia drug known as TGN1412. At first glance, it was a clinical trial like every other clinical trial. The drug was previously tested on monkeys, and it was time for a human test. The drug manipulated the immune … Read more
It is almost impossible to calculate how much Pablo Escobar made or how much was his net worth. Some estimates are up to $30 billion, while others say he was even richer. Nevertheless, the King of Cocaine was one of the richest people in the world at one point. And while his business was illegal, … Read more
MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy or moly, is a psychoactive drug primarily used as a recreational drug. The effects include altered sensations, increased energy, empathy, and pleasure. When taken by months, effects begin in 30 to 45 minutes. The effect can last between 3 and 6 hours. But what is actually in your drugs? This … Read more
In 1920, the 18th Amendment was enacted banning the sale of alcohol across the country. However, in our “land of steady habits,” alcohol consumption was a habit that proved hard to break. In the CPTV original documentary, Prohibition: Connecticut Goes Dry, filmmakers Jennifer Boyd and Sara Conner explore Connecticut’s unique role in the prohibition movement, … Read more
Actor Brian Cox brings another short documentary on addictions, now telling the story of tobacco. Going deep into the history of how smoking and the tobacco trade helped grow the British empire, then looking at how cigarette companies are constantly pushing to make their product the most addictive, this show tells it all.