Pharmacy shelves are empty. Every morning, long lines form outside supermarkets as early as 5am, for a chance to buy one of the few food staples for sale. As Cuba’s welfare system is failing, dissidents at home and in exile have set up informal distribution systems to pick up the slack. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo #VICENews #News