- Amid the opioid and suicide epidemics, increasing numbers of veterans are turning to cannabis as a safer alternative to pharmaceuticals. Unprescribed reveals a history of prohibition steeped in racism and political motivation.
- Amid the opioid crisis and the loss of nearly 22 veterans a day to suicide, an increasing number of warfighters are ditching prescription drugs in favor of medical marijuana for PTSD and other trauma. We've been told that pot is bad, it's a gateway drug, only to learn we've been systematically lied to through government controlled propaganda. Despite government push back, experts like Dr. Sue Sisley continue to seek the answer to the age-old question, 'is marijuana safe?'—Steve Ellmore
- War changes people. For centuries, people have been going to war, and when they come home from these battles, everyone says the same thing, 'My loved one came home a different person.'
This riveting documentary looks at the lives of warfighters and their families and the struggles they face after returning from combat. For many, the battles continue even out of uniform, as they recover from war-related trauma through a multitude of prescription medicines.
In his first feature-length motion picture, producer, director, and military veteran Steve Ellmore presents us with stories from fellow veterans, spouses, and family members on coping with war-related injuries and the loss of loved ones due to suicide. We quickly discover that all the stories are the same. After returning from combat they've all been prescribed what many refer to as the 'combat cocktail' or 'zombie dope,' leading many to believe that suicide is a possible solution to their pain.
As the opioid epidemic continues to rise and nearly 22 veterans a day lose their lives to suicide, more and more veterans have turned to marijuana as a safer, more effective alternative to the dangerous mix of drugs they've been prescribed.
Since it was first prohibited nearly 100 years ago, we have been taught that marijuana is bad, it's dangerous, it is a gateway drug that leads to more dangerous substances. Now we are learning that we have been systematically lied to through government controlled propaganda.
This film turns to experts like Dr. Sue Sisley, the only FDA approved researcher for the efficacy of marijuana for treating PTSD, to find the answer to the question, 'is marijuana safe?'
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