Breaking the Taboo

This is a documentary about ending the "War on Drugs" globally. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, which partly makes it worth watching alone. In this film Ex-Presidents of many countries speak on their efforts in fighting the Drug War and how none have succeeded.


Colombia - Drugs fund the Cartels and their kidnapping and guerrilla attacks.
Brazil - Drugs fund the favelas drug lords and their guns.
Mexico - Cartels fight for trafficking routes. Government fighting war against Cartels ends in many deaths of soldiers, polices, cartel members and civilians.
USA - Worlds largest consumer of illegal drugs. Five percent of the world's population. Nearly twenty-five percent of the world's incarcerated. A prison industrial complex. More prisoners than China (They have a BILLION people) think about that for a moment.
Afghanistan - After the war it has become the World's largest producer of Heroin.
Russia - Heroin is the biggest threat out of Afghanistan not Terrorism.
Portugal - Decriminalized ALL DRUGS. Drug user don't go to court when arrested but before a board of social workers and psychologist. They have been doing this for ten years.
Switzerland - AIDs was a problem from needles by Heroin users. They gave free needles and placed health above criminalization.
Holland - Where they sell marijuana in cafes. Also place health before criminalization.
Latin American countries regionally are starting to create their own solutions to the drug problem without the United States.


Nixon declared the "War on Drugs" in the united states. Yet his own commission created federal recommendations.
1. Possession for personal use no longer a criminal offense.
2. Non-profit distribution of small amounts no long a criminal offense.

Under Ford decriminalization almost happened. Ten states began to decriminalize.
Under Reagan it became a cluster f@#k. Put more people in prison and create the "just say no" campaign.
Under President Obama no change in the war on drugs, even though he has said it is a utter failure before he took office.


America learned during Alcohol Prohibition that prohibition didn't work. Yet for some reason believes that drug prohibition is working or will work eventually.


I agreed with much in this film but nothing more than this presented idea. Don't be drug free because it's illegal. Be drug free because it takes away the most important thing you have. The ability to decide, the ability to choose.