‘Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way’ traces the history of ceratin drugs sshowing that they were not always illegal, but were a medication against many “sicknesses”, like depressions or feeling tired. Even “coke” got popular because it has extracts of the coca-leave in it. Illegal drugs such as Crack, Cocaine, Opium, Marijuana, … Read more
‘The War On Drugs: The Prison Industrial Complex’ reveals a surprising number of figures of drug offenders in The United States. It shows how the number of Americans imprisoned on drug charges have grown in leaps and bounds from just 50,000 in 1980 to nearly 500,00 within three decades, making the United States operate the … Read more
CannaBiz opens in Grand Forks, BC, a small border town nestled in the Kootenay Mountains, where draft dodgers planted the first BC Bud in the 1960s. Most of the marijuana here, and in the rest of Canada, is destined for the US market, where a pound of premium weed sells for a street price of … Read more
Berlin is the unofficial nightlife capital of the world. This makes it a magnet for partygoers looking for hedonistic release. But that excitement sometimes ends in tragedy, as in the case of a young American woman who died of a drug overdose at Berghain, the city’s most iconic club. Are recreational drugs tolerated within club … Read more
‘Sacred Weeds’ is a 50 minute documentary film, produced by Sarah Marris, and her production company TVF. It is a four part television series investigating the cultural impact of psychoactive plants on early civilizations. This series was hosted by Dr Andrew Sherratt, The Reader in European Pre-History at the University of Oxford, and later appointed … Read more
Afghan Heroin: The Lost War is a documentary which investigates how the war on terror in Afghanistan has unleashed heroin into the mainstream. Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs on Earth. Some 90 per cent of the drug is grown in Afghanistan and this hard hitting documentary investigates how the War on Terror has … Read more
Ben: Diary of A Heroin Addict is a documentary film that charts the life of Ben Rogers who became a victim of heroin. Ben Rogers was expected to make a successful life. He was raised in a quiet, picturesque village. He grew up being a Boy Scout, loved cricket, played in the school orchestra and … Read more
Although it cannot be exchanged on Wall Street anytime soon, marijuana has turned out to be a thriving hard cash harvest. CNBC drives in the background to investigate the innermost mechanisms of this mysterious industry, aiming on Northern California’s Emerald Triangle, currently the marijuana hub of the U.S. In this picturesque pocket of America, the … Read more
‘Marijuana: A Chronic History’ is a documentary film by History channel, that charts the turbulent and strange history of Marijuana in America. It is a pro-Cannabis film attempting to educate people who still think that prohibition on Cannabis is reasonable and have no idea that widespread cannabis use is relatively harmless compared to alcohol, tobacco, … Read more
“Recently a drug named ‘Krokodil’ gained it’s success amongst the Russian youth. It’s a cheap home-made drug created to pleasure people. However this kind of pleasure could be really tragic. This documentary shows exactly what ‘Krokodil’ could do to a single person. Viewer Discretion is Advised”