'Cannabis Prohibition: A War on the People' makes a case for cannabis legalization and exposes the hypocritical and oppressive tactics governments use to keep the plant illegal. **This video is intended for activist and educational purposes. Some images may be violent/disturbing. Any copyrighted material is the property of its creators and is used under the fair dealing provisions of the 'Canadian Copyright Act' and the American 'Fair Use Act'. Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs report: www.parl.gc.ca/SenCommitteeBusiness/CommitteeHome.aspx?parl=37&ses=1&Language=E&comm_id=85 Tories use majority to pass omnibus bill: news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/12/contentious-tory-crime-bill-passes-as-countrys-biggest-provinces-voice-concerns-over-costs/ Canada's Crime Rate In 2011 Lowest Since 1972: www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/24/canada-crime-rate-low-stats-can_n_1697773.html?ir=Canada+Politics&ref=topbar The War On Drugs: www.leap.cc/for-the-media/the-war-on-drugs-at-a-glance/ Majority of Canadians support legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana: news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/17/majority-of-canadians-support-legalizing-or-decriminalizing-marijuana-new-poll-suggests/ Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm Smoking marijuana won't give you lung cancer: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/conditions/smoking-marijuana-wont-give-you-lung-cancer/article623681/ Marijuana relieves muscles tightness, pain of MS: www.thestar.com/living/article/1178109--marijuana-relieves-muscles-tightness-pain-of-multiple-sclerosis-study Cannabidiol May Fight Alzheimer's Disease: www.examiner.com/article/cannabidiol-may-fight-alzheimer-s-disease Marijuana's journey to legal health treatment: www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2009/08/14/f-medical-marijuana.html Mexican official: CIA 'manages' drug trade: www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/07/2012721152715628181.html Punishing pot growers more severely than pedophiles?: news.sympatico.ca/oped/coffee-talk/punishing_pot_growers_more_severely_than_pedophiles/4a0891e1 WikiLeaks and the War on Drugs: www.thenation.com/article/169076/wikileaks-and-war-drugs?page=0,1# Numbers Tell of Failure in Drug War: www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/business/in-rethinking-the-war-on-drugs-start-with-the-numbers.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Global illicit drug users to rise 25% by 2050: www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jun/26/global-drug-users-rise-un Uruguay to sell marijuana to reduce crime: www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/06/20/uruguay-marijuana-sales.html Illegal drugs: Canada's growing international market: www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2009/06/24/f-unitednations-drug-report-canada-ecstasy.html Making Economic Sense: www.drugpolicy.org/issues/making-economic-sense Earlywine, M. (2002). Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Nolin, P.C. (2003). Cannabis: Report of the Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. What Happened When Portugal Decriminalized Drugs?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=unu-sbtp65A Quasar Marijuana Plant: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lno8ljXFQLE&feature=plcp 4/20 Attracts Cannabis Smokers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr6URA_2FMI 4/20 Ottawa 2010: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IbEIwXzbLQ 13 Dead As Mexico Drug War Heats Up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLblfoq3e1U 49 Dead in Sign of Increasing Brutality in Mexico's Drug War: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB8HlMUOPfE 49 Headless Bodies Dumped on Mexico Highway: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGpphTeH0OY Activist Who Smoked In Canadian Parliament Smokes Again on CBC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtNi4kzxdaw Alcohol Prohibition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQ_2_J7G2w Canada has the most pot smokers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9dO2saOjGo Congressmen Polis Grills DEA Admin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCDZkXNfGNs Flintstones Cigarette Commercial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c High Above Vancouver: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwj7nH34G1k Iran Contra Drug Smuggling: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5wp9Ew4d_Q Rob Nicholson Pushing Prohibition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRP7mQA8WZo Liberals Party For Legalize Marijuana: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekKwESk-rSk Mexico Drug War: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRvipp1JfWU NDP against marijuana decriminalization: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggT1gFXu_Ng Obama Spoke Fast & Furious Before Holder Claimed He Knew: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXflvUH_cHE Opium fields guarded by U.S. troops in Afghanistan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_54LJMwG4E Police Destroy $200K Of Pot Plants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E877_aDd-4 Reefer Madness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny5SUdLIBV4 potvid2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcCXo36MDvo Stephen Harper Talks About Marijuana on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFp210pZSKk 134 tons of pot burns in Mexico: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v95JfMXUKok Rob Nicholson, Bill C10: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM2Z6lxe1ZI