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
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Arik ReissDirectorInside New Zealand: High Time?
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Yuki SatoWriterIti's Revenge
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Harry CordingProducerDead Poets
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Dr Ethan NadelmannKey CastBreaking The Taboo
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Prof David NuttKey CastThe Culture High
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Steve RollesKey CastThe Culture HIgh
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Dr Rick DoblinKey CastMDMA The Movie
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Norm StamperKey CastThe Union: The Business Behind Getting High
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:Crime, History, Educational
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Runtime:1 hour 39 minutes 10 seconds
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Completion Date:January 24, 2015
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Production Budget:150,000 USD
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Country of Origin:New Zealand
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Country of Filming:Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Documentary Edge Festival 2015Auckland and Wellington New Zealand
May 23, 2015
New Zealand Premiere
Nomination for Best Feature -
Entheogenesis Australis 2015Melbourne, Australia
December 6, 2015
Australian Premiere
Audience Award -
ReFrame Film Festival 2016Peterborough, Canada
January 29, 2016
Canadian Premiere