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The
Big Smoke  
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 Opium
(i.e. Papaver Sonniferum). ……the very sound of the word conjures up images
of secret salons in exotic lands where languid dreamers lounge on their
hips in a blue haze of fragrant poppy smoke, puffing clouds from long
bamboo Smoking Guns held over the golden flames of Magic Lamps. Today
however there remains virtually no accurate information regarding the
opium smoking habit that for over 300 years was used by millions of people
throughout the world. Instead, a veil of secrecy surrounds Opium with
the mere mention nearly taboo in today's world. But the mystery still
remains to why a natural substance used for 5000 years and hailed by the
medical world asthe single greatest substance discovery, has in the last
50 years been vilified hastening the demise of the rituals and traditions
associated with it. What are the true effects of Opium? What is the traditional
use of the substance? Why does such an allure surround Opium? When and
why did Oriental cultures embrace Opium smoking? Why do 80% of modern
medicines contain opiates? Is Opium equal to Heroin ? Has Government policy
and corporate actions regarding Opium served their own purpose or ours?
Why is there no modern medicinal research into Opium? How do societies
moral interpretations affect individual thought?
THE BIG SMOKE will be the first feature-length documentary to unlock the secret world surrounding the art, craft and tradition of opium. Come on a guided tour of this decadent and forbidden world and see it through the eyes of an opium master currently exiled from his native country. Journey with him on opium’s global trail as he debunks the myths surrounding the drug and its use, history and effects all along viewing modernity through a different set spectacles. > View a selection (3.0 megs) |
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