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Why Cannabis Is an Important Medicine | The War on Drugs

A hidden effect of the War on Drugs – people across the world are unable to get medicines they actually need. From delays in access and research into cannabis-based medicines to driving a street-valium crisis in Scotland to critical pain-relief shortages across the global south, we explore how the War on Drugs impacts the medical world, causing massive, unnecessary suffering along the way. For half a century, prohibition has been causing chaos and misery worldwide. Any attempt to shut down the drugs trade invariably sets off a chain of events that just makes things worse, leaving a trail of death, illness, violence, slavery, addiction, crime and inequality across the globe. The War On Drugs is a war in which everyone loses – except, in a weird kind of way, the drugs themselves. Watch more from this series: The Prescription Drug Epidemic    • How America Got Hooked on Opioids | The Wa...   The War on Drugs is Racist to the core    • The War on Drugs is Designed to Discrimina...   A World on Speed    • Debunking Crystal Meth Myths | The War on ...   Psychedelics    • Can Psychedelics Make You Less Depressed? ...   Cocaine    • Why Cocaine is Worth So Much | The War on ...   The Media    • The Media Lies About Drugs | The War on Drugs   Click here to SUBSCRIBE to VICE Asia: https://bit.ly/2LhqAR9 Connect with VICE Asia: Check out our full video catalog: https://bit.ly/2P3Y0pv Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com/en_asia More videos from the VICE network: https://fb.com/viceasia/videos/ Like VICE Asia on Facebook: http://fb.com/viceasia Follow VICE Asia on Twitter:   / viceasia   Follow us on Instagram:   / viceasia