Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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After waking up from a long slumber, Thys finds himself in the Philippines, where he will introduce a multi-part series about the history of the Drug War.

Welcome back to Controlled Substance!

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🎬 VIDEO CONTENTS

00:00 - Waking up on a deserted island
00:30 - Intro to my South East Asia trip
02:13 - on the Philippines
07:05 - Where I have been after demonitization
11:28 - Journalism costs this much money
13:48 - On the future of this channel
16:00 - Make reality great again
22:38 - Outro

Special thanks to:
Where’s Poppy? - Don't Make These Mistakes In The Philippines!
youtube.com/watch?v=iXsDwJ_qRSI

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WATCH MORE DOCUMENTARIES:
Morocco: A Hash Superpower
youtube.com/watch?v=Qs4vHEdjvNA

A Drugged up Dinner Ends Up in a Mess
youtube.com/watch?v=H5dGY8rzLCE

Weed Prohibition in California 2012
youtube.com/watch?v=FtW6A4qBCnw
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MY FAVORITE BOOKS ABOUT THE DRUG WAR
Patrick Winn - Hello, Shadowlands - amzn.to/36t7Dal
Johann Hari - Chasing the Scream - amzn.to/3klsfGI
Jay Stevens - Storming Heaven; LSD and the American Dream - amzn.to/3plx6eE

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