Cocaine

A look at the storied and strange history of marijuana in the U.S. and the fight to both criminalize and legalize its import, sale, and distribution.

Learn the history of the second most used illicit drug in America, from its origins in the chewing of coca leaves in 3000 B.C. to its rise as a party drug in the 1970s.

How can we explain the fantastic, exquisite, and terrifying visions we encounter when we journey off consciousness' well-trod path to chart our own course through reality?

Trace the rise of marijuana and synthetic amphetamines in modern American society - a history that blends the remains of alcohol prohibition with racism, athletics, taxation, and heated debate.

A 360-degree look at the growing industry that is marijuana, including the growers, the smokers, the opponents and the entrepreneurs.

Cocaine was widely touted as a cure-all in the late 19th century. Although outlawed in 1914, cocaine's popularity soared in the 1970s and '80s, and paved the way for an even deadlier epidemic.