drugs

Al Jazeera reports on a growing number of Latin American countries are debating whether or not to legalize the use and sale of marijuana, citing the US global war on drugs has failed. (6:14 min)

This 2009 documentary looks at recent & long overdue researches into the effects of LSD. They are talking psychedelic drugs in general but LSD is just the most taboo. Slowly, very slowly the truth emerges. (45 min)

California will soon vote on the legalization of cannabis, the world’s favourite drug, but also one of the least understood. In this film, BBC Horizon presents the facts and science behind human sensitivity to Cannabis. (46 min)

Deep in a remote Cambodian rainforest, criminals are setting up illegal factories to produce safrole oil, the raw ingredient for ecstasy. Vanguard’s Adam Yamaguchi joins armed forest rangers on a search and destroy mission. (22 min)

Vanguard News travels to southern Italy to investigate how Europe’s growing appetite for cocaine is funding the growth of West African crime syndicates and fueling a turf war with Italy’s mafia. (21 min)

Fault Lines travels to Rio to look at the crackdown in Rio’s Favelas, and what it means for the people of the city. (19 min)

Go deep inside the Latino gangs of Oakland, California amidst a violent war between the city’s three major Latino gangs – The Nortenos, The Surenos & The Border Brothers. (44 min, 5 segments)

H1N1 virus is a pandemic but at the moment it is still less deadly than the normal seasonal flu. The fear is that it will become a fast-mutating bug, impossible to combat with drugs. This segment explains the different vaccines now available. (2:51 min)

A 2009 documentary about Oakland’s deadly gang activities, the code of the street they live by and the vicious cycle of violence it creates. (43 min, 5 segments)

Narrated by Woody Harrelson, this documentary is a comprehensive and fun historical examination of marijuana and how laws against it has profoundly shaped American culture. (78:36 min)

Excerpt from the documentary American Drug War – The Last White Hope a film by Kevin Booth. (14 min, 4 segments)