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The War on Drugs (2007)
99 min | Documentary

The War on Drugs (2007)

99 min | Documentary

More than three decades have passed since Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs. Today, drug trafficking exceeds 7% of global trade. The film shows how the war is being waged by examining the situation in Colombia and the United States. ...See moreMore than three decades have passed since Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs. Today, drug trafficking exceeds 7% of global trade. The film shows how the war is being waged by examining the situation in Colombia and the United States. The spearhead in the war on drugs is the U.S. police force, DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). In Colombia, the U.S. fights this drug war by attacking the supply chain. Under a large offensive named Plan Colombia, coca and poppy growing areas are sprayed on a huge scale to eradicate the crops. However, many years of fumigation has not reduced the extent of the growing areas. In many remote sections of Colombia, the peasants have no viable alternatives to cultivating the coca plant. The coca plant is the only sustenance product there. In the United States, drug prohibition is enforced by imposing harsh prison terms for drug law offenders. The fates of Richard Paey and Sharanda Jones show the social, political and personal implications of these measures. The War on Drugs is an analysis of a war that started almost 40 years ago and shows no signs of subsiding. Written by no such See less

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Name	Known for
Sharanda Jones Self Self See fewer	The War on Drugs (2007)
Richard Paey Self Self See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Jorge Enrique Botero Self Self See fewer	Held Hostage in Colombia (2003)
Kevin C. Whaley Self Self See fewer	The War on Drugs (2007)
Joe Arpaio Self (as Sheriff Joe Arpaio) Self (as Sheriff Joe Arpaio) See fewer	Buried Alive: The Clay Killer (2025)
Francisco Santos Calderón Self Self See fewer	Cocaine (2005)
Antonio Maria Costa Self Self See fewer	2009 Women's World Awards (2009)
John Flannery Self Self See fewer	Newman (I) (2015)
James M. Murphy Self Self See fewer	The War on Drugs (2007)
Ethan Nadelmann Self Self See fewer	Druglawed (2015)
Linda Paey Self Self See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Jorge Enrique Robledo Self Self See fewer	The War on Drugs (2007)
Flora T. Self Self See fewer	The War on Drugs (2007)
Sanho Tree Self Self See fewer	Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure (2003)
Kevin B. Zeese Self Self See fewer	Bailout (2012)

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