This film reveals why the so-called “War on Drugs” has been and will
continue to be an utter failure. Billions upon billions of dollars have
been spent to allegedly prevent the influx of substances Americans
demand to have, yet their availability is at an all-time high. Marijuana
and cocaine are illegal, yet alcohol and tobacco, responsible for more
death and disease than any illegal substance, remain legal ‒ and
extremely lucrative. And if one chooses to examine the Iran-Contra
affair, an operation undertaken by various elements within the U.S.
government to facilitate the introduction of illegal drugs into the
United States, what may have passed for blatant hypocrisy quickly
transforms into sinister strategy…
