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Green Goddess TRAILER- Movie release date 4/20/03
Drug
Wars (Part One) (Part
two)
Detailed 4 hour documentary from US PBS' Frontline This is
the first of a two part, four hour documentary about the origins of the
modern drug war in the 1960s and 70s, and includes rare interviews of
notorious figures in this fascinatingly detailed US Public Broadcasting
Service feature. Video
for Educational use only.
Hooked;
Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way (1 hr. 31min.s)
A production of The History Channel, this is two parts of a four part
series on how some drugs became illegal, and the legal twists and turns
since then. This first 45 minutes concentrates on marijuana, but covers
speed too, then the last 45 minutes covers opium and heroin.
Weed
, A film by Doug Walens (1 hr.5 min.)
This film covers the 1997 Cannabis Cup festivities in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
and explores the controversy over fixing the cup. A unique, bleary-eyed
look at cannabis culture in the 1990s. Reefer Gladness. This is a 1998
film by Doug Walens, distributed by Vanguard Films.
"Leaves
of Green: The Hemp and Medical Marijuana Movie"
by Jetchild Digital Media & Boss City Pictures
(2002)
Cannabis
Rising, 1998 on the Dutch Scene
Cannabis Rising explores the Dutch pot scene with Ed Rosenthal
and Ben Dronkers. 35 minutes
"The
War on Drugs: R.I.P"
"The War on Drugs: R.I.P" with Bill Curtis, by Investigative
Reports and The A & E Channel (1995). A great documentary on the futility
of the WOD, with Milton Friedman and other experts.
Chronic
Amsterdam
Chronic Amsterdam is an underground documentary that explores
the cannabis culture in the Netherlands. It's the point of view of one
pot smoking aficionado - who takes you to all of the best smoker's cafes
and clubs. Meet the owners - the growers, the locals and the tokers as
we make the rounds. You'll see the 2000 Cannabis Cup competition - where
like the wine merchants who compete with their grapes and bouquets so
too do the cafes compete entering their best buds. The Chronic weed competition
has the judges and everyone tasting the chronic. This is a travel tape
for those who enjoy and inhale - the next best thing to actually being
there - a contact high! One hour & 23 minutes
America's
Drug Forum
America's Drug Forum with Arnold Trebach, Ethan Nadelmann,
Richard Dennis, David Boaz, NY Sen. Joseph Galiber, Richard Cowan and
Michael Kinsley. This 1990 video from the Drug Policy Foundation is a
well-produced documentary on how drugs could be legalized. 29 minutes
"GRASS"
the movie. A Ron Mann film, narrated by Woody Harrelson... This feature
length film takes a comprehensive look at cannabis, and has classic clips
and rare footage in a historical look at cannabis and how it was made
illegal. This is a great film.
CANNABIS FROM THE CHEMIST Steve Bradshaw reports on why cannabis extract might soon be available for millions of people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, rheumatism, arthritis, acute nerve pain, and perhaps many other conditions. Panorama.
The
Hempen Road; A Cascadian Journey (1997) The Hempen Road;
A Cascadian Journey (1997) "The Hempen Road: A Cascadian Journey" examines
the blossoming industrial hemp scene in the Pacific NW in 1996. Dave Olson
takes viewers on a road trip to meet all the hemp industry pioneers from
Vancouver, BC to Eugene, Oregon. This 85 minute documentary was released
in 1997.
BBC's 'Talking 'Bout A Revolution (4 minute excerpt) March 2000. BBC reporter visits CRRH in Portland, OR and petitions on the OCTA petition.
Ask Dr. Leveque (30 minutes) April 2000. OCTA chief petitioner and retired professor of pharmocology and toxicology talks about his support for CRRH.
The
Emperor of Hemp (1 hour) A great documentary of Jack Herer,
author of a seminal book for the world hemp movement, The Emperor Wears
No Clothes. This documentary also covers how marijuana was criminalized
and the state of the movement today. 1999.
The Pursuit of Happiness: Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century by Robert Zemeckis, Showtime. (2 hours). A classic look at Americans and drugs. 1999.
Public address by Clinton to all nations about drug traffic. C-SPAN (1998)
"The
Ibogaine Story" A Cure for Heroin and
Cocaine Addiction (1998)
"The
20th Century with Mike Wallace; Drugs, the Enemy Within"
(46 minutes) from The History Channel (May 1999)
"Hemp Hemp Hurray! The Growing Industrial Hemp Market" The Hemp Video Project, Arcata, CA; L.B. Johnson and Paul Gaylon (Summer 1999)
"Medical
Marijuana activist Steve Kubby's political prosecution"
from Inside Edition (July 1, 1999)
"Medical Marijuana vs. Democracy" (15 minutes) Renee Boje, California medical marijuana refugee fights extradition erom Canada (Spring 1999)
"Drug
Bust: The Longest War; Geraldo Rivera Reports"
from NBC News (June 20, 1999)
"Grow Dutch" by Parallax Productions.
(30 minutes)
This well-done documentary talks about the situation with
cannabis in Holland and tips on how to grow cannabis. This was written
by cannabis cultivation experts. (1996)
Getting High: The History of LSD (45 minutes) From The History Channel. History's mysteries. Greece, the middle ages, Albert Hoffman's discovery, the CIA's tests, to Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey and the world. (2000)
"Hemp Revolution" by Australian producer Anthony Clarke, 1996,
75 minutes.
This feature-length film shows industrial hemp and cannabis
around the world. Another great documentary. The 75-minute film focuses
on cannabis, industrial hemp and the economic and environmental potential
of this ancient crop.
"Let My People Grow" by Seven Thunders Productions, 1994, 60
minutes.
A 1994 video version of Jack Herer's book, "The Emperor
Wears No Clothes" with OCTA chief petitioner Bill Conde, Jack Herer,
Chris Conrad, Dennis Peron, Tom Hayden, and lots more people and clips from
inside the hemp movement. Several original recreations of US colonial patriots
discussing hemp.
"Sex, Drugs
& Democracy", 1994, 87 minutes.
This feature-length 87-minute film shows how the Netherlands'
attitude of tolerance works with sex, drugs and democracy, resulting in
a healthier society and population. The movie, which broke records for
box office sales for a documentary in cinemas in the USA, shows both the
cannabis and hemp industries, and contains graphic scenes from the Dutch
sex industry.
"Hemp for
Victory" by the US Government, 1943, 14 minutes.
The US government's propaganda piece to restore hemp to help
the war effort in World War II. After wiping out the hemp industry and
agriculture both before and during the Great Depression, and with federal
"marijuana" prohibition implemented in 1937 to help the petrochemical
industry, cotton-growing states, and others, US need for fiber during
WW II forces the USDA to re-introduce hemp to farmers with this film in
1943.
"A Look at Hemp" from PBS series "The 90's", 1991, 60
minutes.
This original 1990 hemp documentary examines the new
born US emerging "industrial hemp scene" with Chris Conrad/Johnny Hempseed, Wavy Gravy,
Gatewood Galbraith of Kentucky, NORML's then director Don Fiedler, and many more,
plus a lot of other neat little clips. There are some very surrealistic
sequences.
YIPPIE!
"Smoke-In: The Movement to Legalize Marijuana", 1977, 20 minutes.
This rare archive of videos includes San Francisco's 1966
"Be In," and many other famous protests and smoke-ins organized by the
Yippie!s. The show features Dennis Peron in 1976, Dana Beale, Keith Stroup,
and music by Blue Cheer and more.
"Compassionate Use" by Kent Sugnet, Summer 1996,
20 minutes.
This short documentary by Kent Sugnet shows the
patients of the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club and the controversy surrounding
the club. The film focuses on 3 patients.
"War on
the Sick: Proposition 215 and the Struggle for Victory" by Mira Ingram,
1996.
This documentary focuses on the bust of the San Francisco
Cannabis Buyers Club and the protests concerning it and the ultimate victory
party at the CBC. This film takes us inside the CBC and on the streets
in dramatic protests, and into the CBC on the night of the Prop 215 victory.