In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

Eugene Jarecki
Himself - Narrator / Interviewer

Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolph Giuliani
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John McCain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelson Rockefeller
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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October 5, 2012
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Documentary
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