Review of How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012) by Thomas L — 30 May 2014

An excellent doc on America's drug obsession. totally fascinating!

This review of How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012) was written by Thomas L on 30 May 2014.

How to Make Money Selling Drugs has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Ben C (1,824) on 13 Jul 2013

The last minutes of the movie made me almost cry, I hope the change will come and the drug war will end, and the money will be used to fight…

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First-time feature documentarian director Matthew Cooke's 'How to Make Money Selling Drugs' is about exactly that…

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