Breaking the Taboo
In 2011 a group of world leaders including seven ex-presidents set up the global commission on drug policy to end the forty year war on drugs. But wars are easier to start than to finish. The war on drugs officially started in 1971 when President Richard Milhous Nixon said: "We must wage what I have called total war against public enemy number one in the United States, the problem of dangerous drugs."
The answer for a country already fighting one war in Vietnam was another war, but this time on drugs, to combat the number of Americans using illegal narcotics. But the war on drugs would not be confined to the United States. In order to stop the production and supply of illegal narcotics, America insisted upon help from the rest of the world.
The UN conventions on drugs amounted to a global ban on producing, transporting, selling, and possessing any drug classified as illegal. And it's set in stone, an attitude towards narcotics that lasted for decades.
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, Breaking the Taboo features interviews with several current or former presidents from around the world, such as Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. The film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo over the United States led War on Drugs and expose what it calls the biggest failure of global policy in the last 40 years.
This documentary not available in my Country (Australia), why is that? I can get violence, brutality, rape, murders but I can not look at something (Pot) that promotes peace and passiveness, no wonder the world is hell bent on war because it's not ready for a peaceful world
I always thought there had to be a victim for something to be considered a crime. Drug War is a bad idea. It created a staff for the drug economy by giving nonviolent drug offenders felonies and a criminal record keeping them out of jobs which they could actually make a living with. If one can't even work as a janitor what else will they do. Drug War = DUMB politicians
John Krisfalusci
1. You're using ad hominem attacks which completely exposes you as the troll you're denying you are.
2. Your grasp of addiction, it's causes, it's effects, and the way to treat them is severely limited and pathetic. Not to mention that you have, obviously, not read ANY actual studies about crime and crime detterants for drug user/abusers or the programs that actually help them.
3. You have OBVIOUSLY not read anything about other countries successes with legalizing drugs, or even the studies in our own states that have taken that plunge with marijuana... just stop.
We get it man, you're afraid of kids smoking pot near your house... it will be okay.
"THEY" apparently don't want us to see this
I tried to watch this DOC and it says "PRIVATE". Why list this Doc on a FREE DOC site... if we cant watch it???
I tried to watch this Doc... and it comes up PRIVATE. Whats up with that? Why post it on a FREE DOC site?
The war on drugs is basically only a war on weed and all the related hemp and cannabis products which threaten the petro chemical and medicinal drug corporations. Time to wise up people.
Backup, anyone?
Can anyone point me in the right direction to get in touch with the producer of this documentary?
Best comment! "If you can't control drug use in a maximum security prison, how are you going to control drug use in a free society?"
god help us.now the presidents sell drugs as masonic,illuminati...they doing wars to control drugs as and petrols...god help us
ugh simple minded "listen to me" John is at it again... Thankgoodness hes not in a position of authority. Anyways enough about him... its all about me! lol NOT!
I think its great that those 2 countries are leading the way on this subject... I did watch it I promise I just cant remember the countries. Such a shame about the other countries suffering because the right attitude is severely lacking.
I always say everyone has a crutch and no one has the right to say what each other can or cannot have, its like the ciggys and alcohol, I cant have either, I quit smoking 10 years ago (by choice), the drink makes me ugly lol and my liver really cant deal with it but I will have a social ONE. Ive only ever had the party stuff at parties but because I was educated, I stayed away from the nasty ones.
I can say im addicted to donuts but and if Im not careful I might end up with donut butt lol. Brings to mind the word "MODERATION", as long as you dont kill anyone and/or hurt anyone steal from them etc etc then no one should be treated like they are less than worthy of a life or the comforts. If you know what I mean. I hate control freaks with a passion, who gave them authority over another grown human, very annoying!
Anyhoos, lets hope sanity prevails and not the likes of Mr "listen to me" Krisfalusci .... Sorry John but you really need to take your head from your proverbial and open your eyes.
Im sorry I hope the above is not whats called "trolling" ?
were else will you abduct slaves from to build radios in factory, oh i mean jail? African ones are busy mining minerals for radio. smoking a join is bad for you, it may lead to being a slave (not that you arent one).
I vote yes for Decriminalizing hard drugs and taking pot off the drug list.
I also vote yes for turning many of the prisons into free drug treatment centers offering free education in many fields and part-time paying jobs in nearby towns and cities. The prisons could also offer music concerts and art exhibits as many druggies are pretty good artist.
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Good documentary. My stance is legalize all drugs but increase penalties for crimes. Get the 10% users that commit crimes in jail and let the 90% law abiding users do what they want. We already have the necessary laws to penalize crimes, there never was a need to have another layer of law specific to drugs.
Afghanistan has wordls largest opium supply just wondering how much money and casualties this war taking opium from Afghanistan to US has caused.. Does someone really believe US is there cos of terrorists ,every 3rd world country which has oil or other resources seems to be enemy of USA cos of these so called terrorist..
Seems like a pretty radical idea. And still it makes a whole lot of sense.
And while they are at it why not start working out the reason why so many people feel the need for doing drugs.
The whole thing makes as much sense as installing a flashing red light so a deaf person can see the phone is ringing.
This doc will be update in 20 yrs only the story will be much worse.
Our leaders learned nothing from the prohibition. With the swipe of a pen (or some such act) they turned millions of good citizens into criminals. Just think of all the poor alcoholics at that time. Closest thing to a rehab was the sanitarium. Fast forward to now, with our hurting economy there is simply no reason to keep pouring funds we don't have into a war that can't be won. These so called laws meant to "protect us from ourselves" as John so eloquently put it do nothing but increase demand and crime. I'm not saying lets make all drugs legal and have a field day, I'm just saying before you declare war you better at least know if the war is winnable.
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@John Krisfalusci I see your point we should be giving our children Ritalin
and zolloft instead!
Just about to watch the doc, was reading some of the comments, I still smoke weed now and then but very rarely now i have a family, I also done cocaine and Pills, Ecstacy, E's whatever you wanna call em alot too when out clubbing in my earlier years and had some excellent nights out, totally mind blowing and just completely amazing at festivals, but hey, grew up I suppose and knew when to stop.
Richard Branson wrote a great piece for CNN I think...a week or so ago on this. He is on "the committee." His article put everything into perspective IMO.
Wonderful film! One of the better doc's here.
I enjoyed hearing the strategy of reform through education, and acceptance. As well, that the war on drugs is silly to say the least, when compared with countries that have produced significant results utilizing de-criminalization tactics.
Alot of the points made sound like modest steps in the right direction, towards a more utopian society.
The more these things are made immoral and criminal, the more underground they go. The farther they go under ground, the more the people that traffic them, will need to protect their interests via violence.
As well when users are damned and looked down upon for their addictions to "chemical pornography". The more potential there is for them to relapse. I say this because when you label someone with stigma, and conjecture, it leaves very little room for the addict to cultivate a new future.
Drug addicts will never just "go away". We can't just go around killing them all off, with hefty jail sentences, or disheveled life opportunities.
The people that do get turned into habitual users can be treated, many rehabilitated.
Brain plasticity is an emerging ideal or rather fact.
Thanks!
~Oliver
what they actually meant with 'war on drugs' was 'war on other parties selling drugs that are not under government control'...& it's known who is controlling the market as the iran-contra affair & now the increase of afghanistan opiate production indicates.
Lol republicans are funny. Ideas he says. More like regurgitated dead ends. Ya lets throw even more pot heads in jail! For longer! And build more jails! And higher more cops! Ya that will save the world! I bet he talks to jesus. And i bet jesus talks back lol.....