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The National Marijuana legalization gives 420 and cannabis culture a different meaning
With marijuana legalization on the horizon, 420 and cannabis culture are beginning to have a different meaning. For many people, that will mean decriminalizing the drug, and that will be a big deal for those who have criminal records for simple possession of marijuana.
- 2018
- 00:07:10
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/12/2018
News in Review - October 2017 Opioid Epidemic: An Overdose Crisis
The rise of unintentional drug overdoses in Canada is growing faster than anyone could have imagined. Numbers are rising so quickly, it’s being called an epidemic. Fentanyl-laced heroin is one of the worst culprits. Statistics show that many of those falling prey to the potentially fatal mixture are between 15 and 24 years of age. Big cities like Vancouver and ...
- 2017
- 00:15:55
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/18/2017
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Firsthand Unstoppable: The Fentanyl Epidemic
A new wave of synthetic drugs is set to flood into Canada, the first version having already killed thousands of Canadians. This potent documentary looks at the problem through the eyes of people whose lives have been significantly changed by fentanyl, including a drug cop, a street nurse, an underground chemist and drug-world insider — not to mention the families ...
- 2016
- 00:43:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/26/2017
The National Carfentanil's Deadly Impact
The death toll is mounting from a powerful new drug making its way across Canada. Carfentanil sounds a lot like fentanyl, a related drug that has spread its own wave of lethal overdoses. But the bottom line on carfentanil is that it is far more noxious — to a degree that strains belief.
- 2016
- 00:11:18
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/12/2017
News in Review - October 2015 Deadly Drug: Fentanyl
Fentanyl is a prescribed pain medication, but it’s fast becoming one of the most deadly street drugs in Canada. One hundred times more potent than morphine, this seemingly innocuous drug is relatively easy to get. Overdoses are growing at an alarming rate, and not just among hardened users. Now health officials are sounding the alarm.
- 2015
- 00:17:41
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/14/2015
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