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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web explores the online black market known as Silk Road, which was launched on the dark web in 2011. Often referred to as the ‘Amazon of illegal drugs’, it was founded by a shadowy, intelligent libertarian operating under the pseudonym ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’. Raking in tens of millions […]

The Culture High takes an in-depth look at the issues behind marijuana legalisation, building on Brett Harvey’s previous documentary. It seeks to find out the backstory to the main arguments for and against legalisation, revealing the billions of dollars that go into anti-marijuana lobbying and the surprising source for a lot of this money. The […]

Follow Arjan Roksam and his team as they hunt for three of Colombia’s rarest strains of weed which have remained genetically intact for decades, travelling from the country’s still-violent south to the breathtaking north. Arjan opened his first coffee shop in Amsterdam back in 1993, honing his marijuana-growing skills, and now runs an empire selling […]

English comedian and actor Russell Brand looks back at the time when he was addicted to heroin, with his career on the brink of collapse, and being told he had six months to live if he continued. It is a deeply personal story of how he managed to stay clean of drugs and turn his […]

DMT: The Spirit Molecule investigates the world’s most potent psychedelic drug, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and its effects on human consciousness. DMT is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found within both plants and animals, including in the human brain. It has been linked to hallucinogenic effects such as near-death experiences, alien abductions, and visions of angels The […]

LSD, a hallucinogenic street drug, was outlawed in 1970 but gained the status of being a tool of the counterculture, being able to inspire glimpses of genius or madness. Its volatile nature led Albert Hoffman, the Swiss discoverer of the drug, to believe that it is a tool that can either help attain or destroy […]

Louis Theroux travels to the city of Fresno, California, which has one of the largest concentration of crystal meth abusers in the United States. The City Addicted to Crystal Meth explores the dangerous side of living with crystal meth addiction, with Theroux getting up-close and personal with various people who come face to face with […]

Despite being illegal in much of the United States, the marijuana business continues to flourish. The lucrative and rapidly-growing trade in British Columbia is worth over $7bn CAD a year, with 85% of the supply being exported to the US. Written and directed by Brett Harvey, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High examines the […]

After four family members died from legal prescription drugs, Kevin Booth decided to learn more about the attitude towards drugs in the United States. His documentary American Drug War: The Last White Hope examines current politics, the legal system, and modern views on drugs to see how laws are harming the American people. This in-depth […]

Methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth, is a cheap yet highly powerful and addictive drug. It has been called the most destructive drug in the world, making headlines in major cities across the globe. What causes it to be so addictive and harmful? Lisa Ling investigates its devastating impact in the US and across the […]

Cocaine Cowboys chronicles the growth of the Miami drug trade as it flourished throughout the 1970s and 80s. It features extensive interviews with both organised crime leaders and law enforcement personnel, as well as footage of news reports during the era, showing how the primary import drug of the 1960s, marijuana, was replaced by the […]

A look into the US government’s costly and ineffective battle against the Colombian narcotics trade, financed by the US taxpayer. Colombia’s chaotic ground situation involves impoverished farmers who grow coca in order to earn a survivable income. Although the illegal trade helps finance left-wing guerrillas, many human right monitors believe these groups to be less […]