Cannabis Documentaries
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- DirectorBrett HarveyStarsAdam ScorgieChris BennettSteve BloomBC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC Bud' being exported to the United States, the trade has become an international issue. Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how an industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal.
- DirectorRon MannStarsWoody HarrelsonHarry J. AnslingerGeorge BushThe history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.
- DirectorMichael SchwarzEdward GrayStarsFrances McDormandMichael PollanMichael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human civilization. The film tells these stories and examines these relationships.
- DirectorKevin BoothStarsDonald AbramsMiguel AvitiaDustin J. BenichouDirector Kevin Booth navigates through the cutting edge of Cannabis research while becoming a foster parent to a child court ordered to take powerful mind altering drugs.
- StarsKevin SmithMichael PollanTommy ChongMarijuana experts discuss the rise of potent "sexually frustrated" cannabis plants, the quest for consistency in weed strains and the history of hemp.
- DirectorBrett HarveyStarsSnoop DoggJoe RoganRonald ReaganScours the deep-seated roots of this morally induced Marijuana campaign and reveal the fascinating path it has taken to get to where it is today.
- DirectorTaylor GolonkaStarsChipDougFrederickA Documentary of the everyday life of a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, CA.
- DirectorJeff JonesStarsJack HererPeter CoyoteThis documentary chronicles the life of Jack Herer and his struggle for awareness and enlightenment of cannabis sativa, a.k.a. marijuana or hemp. His research into this plant culminates in his writing The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The Official Hemp Bible. He has dedicated his life to educating people about the history and many utilizations of hemp, the conspiracy against it, and ending marijuana prohibition.
- DirectorDale Beaumont-BrownStarsNelly DrummondClark French'GrassRoots: The Cannabis Revolution', explores the medicinal use of cannabis, the patients involved & the campaign to change UK law.
- DirectorDavid JakubovicStarsGeorge BianchiniJuliana BirnbaumJune ChinCBD Nation examines the real research and evidence surrounding one of the safest, most therapeutically active medicines known to humanity. The documentary features the world's leading experts in the field of cannabis scientific research, and follows the emotional stories of several patients who bravely took control of their own medical journeys - often in the face of powerful resistance - to significantly improve their quality of life. Over the last several decades, the US government quietly published numerous studies and reports revealing cannabis to be a safe, non-addictive, effective treatment for depression, nausea, tumor reduction, glaucoma, opiate withdrawals, epileptic seizures, and many other conditions. In 1999 the U.S Department of Health filed patent number 6,630,507 for the use of compounds found inside the cannabis plant - with a strong emphasis on CBD - as a potential treatment for many medical conditions.
- DirectorDylan AveryStarsJoshua Camp'Freeway' Ricky RossRicky WilliamsA 60 minute documentary about CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid. The film highlights medical uses of CBD, traveling from California to Oregon, as well as the raids surrounding CBD that occurred in Tennessee and Indiana in 2018.
- DirectorStar PriceStarsAaron HoustonJacqueline PattersonDocumentary examining the cases of five chronically ill people who have been prescribed medical marijuana as part of their treatment.
- DirectorPhilip GardinerStarsJonny BoyerShad NicholsRick WallenScience has confirmed marijuana has the potential to treat physical and mental conditions, from cancer to PTSD. But the war on drugs has stifled millions in need of help - time to dispel the lies and address the facts.
- DirectorRiley MortonStarsRick StevesAlison HolcombJohn MckayIn 2012 Washington State became the first state in American history to pass legislation altering the legal enforcement of cannabis. Contentious debate preceded the November election results that left a precedent for other states to follow.
- DirectorHelen KapalosAward-winning journalist Helen Kapalos explores the subject of medical marijuana, uncovering life-changing treatments and cutting-edge research.
- DirectorSasha KnezevThe politics of America's Cannabis industry is examined through a political, cultural and historical lens.
- DirectorAbby EpsteinStarsAmanda ReimanDonald AbramsBonni GoldsteinPatients suffering from cancer, and their families, struggle against mean-spirited legislation, and the proclaimed goal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions to roll back marijuana reforms in states such as California.
- DirectorRod PitmanStarsRuss BelvilleDominic CorvaTonya DavisA documentary on the current state of medical marijuana in America. Personal stories from patients, doctors and caregivers verify its medical effectiveness while leading activist rally support to end prohibition.
- StarsGary PhilpHal SparksGraham HillA look at the strange history of marijuana in America, with a critical eye toward America's War on Drugs and its impact on society.
- DirectorChris J. RussoStarsFelicia CarbajalJoyce CentofantiCheryl Mumzer GoldmanAfter the widely praised decision to legalize marijuana in California, six courageous women come out of the shadows of the cannabis underground to enter the new commercial industry. But with excessive government oversight and regulations that favor well-funded corporations, these trailblazers risk everything to fight for a piece of the "American Dream" in the market they helped create.
- DirectorAmy PovahStarsJames BallDavid ChavezBecky Lea GoodmanThousands peacefully smoke pot at 420 events - a stark contrast next to stories of college students, and others, who have been arrested, shot by police, and even murdered for mere possession of pot.
- DirectorJed RiffeA documentary examining the science and the movement to legalize cannabis as medicine.
- StarsJeremy SchwartzDawn CliffordFrank BiancoColorado is experiencing its second gold rush, only this time around it's being called the "green rush." It's all about medical marijuana, which is fast becoming a very big business. National Geographic goes deep inside this brand-new cannabis culture by following an exceptional group of Colorado residents - growers, patients, dispensary owners, cops, caregivers, entrepreneurs, advocates and opponents - as their lives are transformed by medical marijuana.
- DirectorMichael P. HenningStarsWoody HarrelsonWillie NelsonMerle HaggardThe film follows the lively exploits of activists for (and against) the movement for the legalization of the hemp plant in America. It features Woody Harrelson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and a whole host of farmers, politicians, businessmen, and laypeople as they search for the truth about this mysterious and demonized plant.
- DirectorXavier DeleuStéphanie LoridonFilmed in the United States, Canada, Uruguay, Mexico and Europe, this documentary shows the experience of pioneering countries in the legalization of cannabis.