WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES A documentary history of marijuana criminalization in the U.S. [ Grass credits: Dir: Ron Mann/ Woody Harrelson (narrator)/ 80min/ Documentary-Educational/ Canada/ Legalize Drugs, Propaganda] Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are arrested for marijuana use. The cumulative cost of these arrests (and subsequent … [Read more...]
America’s War On Drugs – The Prison Industrial Complex (1999)
An overview of how the U.S. war on drugs has given the nation the largest prison system on the planet as well as an increasingly paramilitary police force. [ America's War on Drugs: The Prison Industrial Complex credits: Dir: Frank Wiering/ 114 min/ Documentary/ Law & the Individual, Legalize Drugs/ Dutch] How to See It YouTube Video Search Google Video … [Read more...]
The Hemp Revolution (1995)
A documentary defense of the hemp plant, revealing the laws against it to be hypocritical and unjust. [ The Hemp Revolution credits: Dir: Anthony Clarke/ 75 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Australia/ Legalize Drugs] No trailer is available, but this film is commonly posted online. The viewer learns from this film that the hemp plant has been a friend to mankind for … [Read more...]
Sex, Drugs & Democracy (1994)
An examination of Holland’s de facto legalization of a number of victimless crimes reveals the beneficial effects of that legalization. [ Sex, Drugs, & Democracy credits: Dir: Jonathan Blank/ 87 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Government Enforced Morality, Libertarianism 101] In Holland, prostitutes sit in store windows, advertising their “wares.” Marijuana can be … [Read more...]
Billion Dollar Crop (1994)
A thoroughgoing defense of hemp that examines both its many uses, and the history and (il)logic of its criminalization. [ Billion Dollar Crop credits: Dir: Barbara A. Chobocky, Michael Cordell/ 55 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Australia/ Legalize Drugs] Much of this film is spent demonstrating the myriad uses of the hemp plant. As told here, it can be made into cloth, … [Read more...]
L.627 (1992)
A dedicated French drug enforcement agent fights a hopeless battle to win the “War on Drugs.” [ L.627 credits: Dir: Bertrand Tavernier/ Didier Bezace, Jean-Paul Comart, Charlotte Kady/ 145 min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ France/ In French with English subtitles/ Legalize Drugs, Working for Government] Apparently the futile and counterproductive nature of the “War on Drugs” … [Read more...]
The Palermo Connection (1990)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS A New York City politician who campaigns on a platform of drug decriminalization encounters deadly opposition from the Mafia. [ The Palermo Connection credits: Dir: Francesco Rosi/ James Belushi, Mimi Rogers, Joss Ackland/100 min/ Thriller/ France, Italy/ Filmed in English/ Legalize Drugs] “Do you believe drugs are bad? —Yes. Do you want … [Read more...]
Carbine Williams (1952)
Imprisoned for allegedly killing a federal revenue agent, a fiercely independent bootlegger spends his time in jail inventing an improved rifle. Based on a true story. [ Carbine Williams credits: Dir: Richard Thorpe/ James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey/ 90 min/ Drama, Biography/ Creator as Hero, Legalize Drugs, Second Amendment] Marsh (later nicknamed Carbine) … [Read more...]
The Wet Parade (1932)
For two families in early twentieth century America, alcohol addiction brings misery—and Prohibition just makes things worse. Based on the Upton Sinclair novel. [ The Wet Parade credits: Dir: Victor Fleming/ Dorothy Jordan, Robert Young, Lewis Stone/ 118 min/ Drama/ Legalize Drugs] No trailer available but clips may be viewed here. This film has just the right attitude … [Read more...]
Texas Teenager Faces 99 Years Over Pot Brownies
Nineteen-year-old Jacob Lavaro faces a possible life sentence for making and selling marijuana brownies. [1 min/ Legalize drugs, Law & the individual] UPDATE: "The Austin American-Statesman reports that Jacob Lavoro, the Texas teenager who originally faced a sentence of 10 years to life after he was caught with a pound and a half of hash-infused cookies … [Read more...]