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War on Drugs (The Prison Industrial Complex) (1999) Dutch documentary on the war on drugs.

***The first few minutes are in dutch, but the rest is in english.

The war on drugs has been going on for more than three decades. … all » Today, nearly 500,000 Americans are imprisoned on drug charges. In 1980 the number was 50,000. Last year $40 billion in taxpayer dollars were spent in fighting the war on drugs.

As a result of the incarceration obsession, the United States operates the largest prison system on the planet, and the U.S. nonviolent prisoner population is larger than the combined populations of Wyoming and Alaska. Try to imagine the Drug Enforcement Administration erecting razor wire barricades around two states to control crime and you’ll get the picture.

According to the U.S. Dept of Justice, the number of offenders under age 18 imprisoned for drug offenses increased twelvefold from 1985 to 1997. The group most affected by this propensity for incarceration is African-Americans. From 1985 to 1997, the percentage of African-American young people put in prison increased from 53 to 62 percent.

Today, 89 percent of police departments have paramilitary units, and 46 percent have been trained by active duty armed forces. The most common use of paramilitary units is serving drug-related search warrants, which usually involve no-knock entries into private homes.

The godfather of the hemp movement, talks within the picture window on the pages of his book The Emperor Wears No Clothes.

Psychonauts documentary with English subtitles (2006)

Cannabis - A Remarkable Medicine, with William Eidelman, M.D. Cannabis is a surprisingly effective and safe medicine for a wide range of conditions and illnesses. Surprisingly,the federal government claims cannabis has no medical value and is dangerous. This workshop will go over the science and medicine to get to the truth of cannabis’ effectiveness and safety. We will discuss how the Compassionate Use Act has worked in California, including the positives and negatives. William S. Eidelman, M.D., is a pioneer in the field of cannabis medicine. He began recommending cannabis pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215) in 1997, gradually becoming a specialist in the field. Dr. Eidelman also specializes in natural medicine, including nutrition, bio-electromagnetic medicine, and spiritual healing. He is the author of From Medicine To Mysticism

This film will explain the medical use and working of the Cannabis Sativa plant, also known as marijuana or hemp. Scientists, patients, a family doctor, a pharmacist, an anesthetist and a medicinal Cannabis producer, will give their view on the versatile plant and its medicinal working.