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America's War on Drugs

The country was given a choice, and what happened was it doubleddown on the War on Drugs

The country was given a choice, and what happened was it doubled
down on the War on Drugs

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The country was given a choice,
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and what happened was it doubled down on the War on Drugs.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:42
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Talos Films

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Movie Summary

"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.
S01 • E04 They were trying to get after the big fish - America's War on Drugs 00:06
They were trying to get after the big fish
S01 • E01 Narrator: Another CIA LSD experiment is under way. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Narrator: Another CIA LSD experiment is under way.
S01 • E02 [ Police radio chatter ] - America's War on Drugs 00:11
[ Police radio chatter ]
S01 • E01 Volunteers have been paid $75 - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Volunteers have been paid $75
S01 • E04 He even told 'em ahead of time - America's War on Drugs 00:11
He even told 'em ahead of time
S01 • E01 One of the volunteers -- Ken Kesey, - America's War on Drugs 00:10
One of the volunteers -- Ken Kesey,
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:14
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S01 • E03 Narrator: In the heartland, a new drug is taking off, - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Narrator: In the heartland, a new drug is taking off,
S01 • E04 Esquivel: They were making deals with the devil, - America's War on Drugs 00:10
Esquivel: They were making deals with the devil,
S01 • E01 He'll go on to write the bestseller - America's War on Drugs 00:05
He'll go on to write the bestseller
S01 • E03 Arnold: 'Cause everybody hears the -- the Mexican drug lords. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Arnold: 'Cause everybody hears the -- the Mexican drug ...
S01 • E02 The cocaine trade is now worth four times more - America's War on Drugs 00:07
The cocaine trade is now worth four times more
S01 • E03 So I never considered myself a drug dealer, - America's War on Drugs 00:05
So I never considered myself a drug dealer,
S01 • E04 [ Gun cocks, gunshot ] - America's War on Drugs 00:11
[ Gun cocks, gunshot ]
S01 • E01 A nurse turns on a recording device - America's War on Drugs 00:06
A nurse turns on a recording device
S01 • E03 [ Indistinct shouting ] - America's War on Drugs 00:08
[ Indistinct shouting ]
S01 • E02 It's just cash just flowing through that city - America's War on Drugs 00:07
It's just cash just flowing through that city
S01 • E04 You don't want to believe - America's War on Drugs 00:09
You don't want to believe
S01 • E02 Wright: It's important to think about cocaine not as a drug. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Wright: It's important to think about cocaine not as a ...
S01 • E03 But in the heartland, - America's War on Drugs 00:11
But in the heartland,