The Human Toll: How the War on Cannabis Targeted Black America | Part 1

Produced by Vanity Fair with PAX Labs | Wars cannot be waged on things, they can only be waged on people. This three-part docuseries delves into how U.S. drug policy — and specifically cannabis prohibition — over the last century has been a driver of racial inequality, unjust incarceration, and devastating harm to communities and people of color. In Part One, leaders from the Last Prisoner Project, Marijuana Policy Project, Law Enforcement Action Partnership and Brookings Institution uncover the racist origins of the war on drugs and explain how these dangerous policies, dating as far back as the early 1900s, have shaped our carceral system to this day. Explore more of this series with PAX Labs: Part One: The War on Race Part Two: Collateral Consequences Part Three: Getting Out *This was shot in accordance with the Covid-19 guidelines set as of the date of filming.