{"id":4533,"date":"2012-11-04T21:15:44","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T19:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psyched.be\/wordpress\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2015-07-04T19:21:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T17:21:10","slug":"the-union-the-business-behind-getting-high-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.psyched.be\/wordpress\/video\/the-union-the-business-behind-getting-high-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Union: The Business Behind Getting High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wc5NhP9ivWw?hd=1&wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nEver wonder what British Columbia\u2019s most profitable industries are? Logging? Fishing? Tourism? Ever think to include marijuana? If you haven\u2019t, think again. No longer a hobby for the stereotypical hippie culture of the \u201960s, BC\u2019s illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a seemingly unstoppable business giant, dubbed by those involved as \u2018The Union\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually, The Union\u2019s roots stretch far and wide, directly and indirectly affecting all areas of our society. With 65% to 85% of all \u2018BC Bud\u2019 being exported to the United States, it\u2019s 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?<\/p>\n<p>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?<\/p>\n<p>Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he dives head first into Canada\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody\u2019s innocent in this exploration of an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal. Join Adam Scorgie as he unravels the mystery of The Union.<br \/>\n-Excerpt from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theunionmovie.com\" title=\"the union movie\" target=\"_blank\">theunionmovie.com<\/a>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what British Columbia\u2019s most profitable industries are? Logging? Fishing? Tourism? Ever think to include marijuana? If you haven\u2019t, think again. No longer a hobby for the stereotypical hippie culture of the \u201960s, BC\u2019s illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a seemingly unstoppable business giant, dubbed by those involved as \u2018The Union\u2019. Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually, The Union\u2019s roots stretch far and wide, directly and indirectly affecting all areas of our society. 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