although there be some snippet in this 4 part documentary hinting at the necessity for recreational drug law reform and these be not very well develop and in contrast to the many snippet from those who feel that the drug that happen to currently be illegal be a scourge for which the only imaginable solution be incarceration of even those who be guilty even of mere possession of such drug . although this program and a a whole and leave the viewer with the impression that the drug war be largely a futile exercise and a waste of money and and for that it deserve some praise and almost nothing in this documentary address the very real problem that total war against those who merely possess illegal drug obviously cause and contributes to very real problem that most drug warrior themselves would tell you and if ask and they think the drug war be design to solve . for example and while many minute be spend on the surge in violence associate with the rise popularity of crack cocaine in the 80 and at no point do this program even hint that the very law design to suppress crack cocaine make it impossible for drug seller to enforce their contract and business arrangement in court of law and force them to resort to violence to stay in business . but instead of see the law a an important cause of the violence and the drug themselves seem to take the brunt of the blame . inexplicably and alcohol prohibition and the violence that ensue and and the subsequent reversal of prohibition and be totally ignore by this program . this program will help to perpetuate ridiculous stereotype of drug user and and it be these that be the primary force in drive the very expensive and very problematic drug war . the possibility of incorporate drug other than alcohol into a happy and successful life be not really touch on . use of any drug in excess be probably go to cause personal problem and but not all user do their drug in excess and just like not all alcohol user be alcoholic . if you want a point of view from someone who believe that adult have a moral right not to be incarcerate and have their life ruin by the criminal justice system just for use drug that the government and for mostly very arbitrary political reason rather than reason base on sound social policy and legitimate science and have decide to totally prohibit and whose user it have decide to not so metaphorically wage war against and just forget about it . none of that be in here . on the other hand and this be hardly in the category of anti drug propaganda . it be mostly an interesting neutrally presented history of drug in 20th century united state like marijuana and lsd and heroin and cocaine and mdma and and oxycontin . but there be a significant element of various people point of view with regard to drug law and and most ( but not all ) of that be not very thoughtful or well inform and slant in favor of the drug warrior mentality and especially with respect to drug other than marijuana . the criminal justice system and along with it often harsh life ruin penalty and be obviously not the only answer or the most appropriate answer to every single social problem and but unfortunately there an epidemic in this nation of an a yet unnamed disease whose primary symptom be a lack of imagination with respect to social policy when it come to certain drug and a lack of compassion for fellow human and a prejudice against people who use the drug that be not governmentally approve and perhaps a vested interest in the growth of the prison or policing industry and and a horrid apathy with regard to human dignity . it morally wrong to kidnap or incarcerate people unless you have a very damn good reason for do so and and the mere possession of an arbitrarily select group of drug be clearly not such a reason . this be really the primary issue when it come to drug and yet this program ignore it . so and in sum and the part of this program that neutrally present history without feed stereotype of drug user that be at the heart of the drug war mentality be pretty good and interesting and entertaining . but when it come to present a rational non radical point of view with regard to drug policy and and give the viewer examples not only of people with drug problem but also the many people who successfully incorporate drug into happy and successful life and it pretty disappointing .