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Druglawed

DRUGLAWED details how New Zealand got rolled up in the US-led Drug War along with 183 other countries. Over the past 100 years the US has forced its fatally flawed model of drug prohibition on almost every country on earth. Four decades since Richard Nixon declared the War On Drugs, 22 million Americans have been arrested for marijuana. Only one country in the world arrests a higher proportion of its population for cannabis: New Zealand. While cannabis has now been legalized in multiple American states, the New Zealand govt remains firmly locked into the international Drug War matrix. Druglawed pays special attention to the medical uses of cannabis, and exposes how pharmaceutical companies collude with governments to deny patients their right to access medicine. Druglawed shows why it is essential to break out of the Drug War and how to do it.
AVAILABLE WITH ENGLISH AND SPANISH SUBTITLES / 99 MINUTES

  • Arik Reiss
    Director
    Inside New Zealand: High Time?
  • Yuki Sato
    Writer
    Iti's Revenge
  • Harry Cording
    Producer
    Dead Poets
  • Dr Ethan Nadelmann
    Key Cast
    Breaking The Taboo
  • Prof David Nutt
    Key Cast
    The Culture High
  • Steve Rolles
    Key Cast
    The Culture HIgh
  • Dr Rick Doblin
    Key Cast
    MDMA The Movie
  • Norm Stamper
    Key Cast
    The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Crime, History, Educational
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 39 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 24, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    150,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Documentary Edge Festival 2015
    Auckland and Wellington New Zealand
    May 23, 2015
    New Zealand Premiere
    Nomination for Best Feature
  • Entheogenesis Australis 2015
    Melbourne, Australia
    December 6, 2015
    Australian Premiere
    Audience Award
  • ReFrame Film Festival 2016
    Peterborough, Canada
    January 29, 2016
    Canadian Premiere
Director - Arik Reiss