January 31st, 2010 by cuttingedgecomix
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
Directed by Brett Harvey
1 Hour and 40 Minutes
“Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man.” –Francis L. Young, Administrative Law Judge
Ever wonder what British Columbia’s most profitable industries are? Logging? Fishing? Tourism? Ever think to include marijuana? If you haven’t, think again. No longer a hobby for the stereotypical hippie culture of the ’60s, BC’s illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a seemingly unstoppable business giant, dubbed by those involved as ‘The Union’. Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually, The Union’s roots stretch far and wide, directly and indirectly affecting all areas of our society. With 65% to 85% of all ‘BC Bud’ being exported to the United States, it’s clear that the BC marijuana trade has become an international issue with consequences that extend far beyond our borders. When there are record profits to be made, who are the players, and when do their motives become questionable?
- Why is marijuana illegal?
- What health risks do we really face?
- Does prohabition work?
- What would happen if we taxed it?
- Medicine, paper, fuel, textiles, food, etc. Are we missing something here?
Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he dives head first into Canada’s most socially acceptable illegal activity. Along the way, Adam demsytifies the underground market and brings to light how such a large industry can function while remaining illegal. By interviewing experts from around the globe, including growers, clippers, police officers, criminalogists, economists, psychologists, medical doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie explores the cause and effect nature of the business behind getting high.
Please visit the official website for more information:
http://theunionmovie.com
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January 16th, 2010 by cuttingedgecomix
One of the first movies on Sprword.com. This movie seems to fall directly in line as a kind of “sibling” to Peter Joseph’s Zeitgeist. Although some material is conceptual by nature, we all need to understand by common sense and logic how we are connected to the Universe-In this sense Kymatica makes more sense than anything I’ve ever seen and only expounds upon the information that Peter touched on and goes so much deeper.
This one WILL move you.
Produced by TalismanicIdols
1 Hour and 24 Minutes
“And the problem I see with humanity today is we don’t truly know ourselves anymore. We have the 9 to 5 job, we have the house, the children, the bills, the television, the hobbies, and the errands that we run every single day, and we eventually begin to believe that this is who we are. But who are we that needs the job title? That needs the status of mother or father? Theist or atheist? Republican or Democrat? Black or White? Man or Woman? Who are we? Who are we deep down inside? We don’t know because every time we hear an answer that we don’t want to accept about ourselves, we deny it. We’ll pass it off and project it onto somebody else and judge them for it. This is repression. And we see what repression can do to us on an individual level, but what about on a collective level of humanity? What happens when the whole world refuses to see what they truly are in the inside?”
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January 7th, 2010 by cuttingedgecomix
Sorry about all the individual blogs people. I’m going to stop making so many blogs because I was informed how it’s unnecessary to do so. So I’m going to just post under this blog from now on.
Below is a video that sums up a lot of the kind of things that woke many of us up and brought us to this movement all in a cute little song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Ojx2T89DA&feature=player_embedded!
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