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The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.
- Awards
- 1 win total
Woody Harrelson
- Narrator
- (voice)
Harry J. Anslinger
- Self
- (archive footage)
George Bush
- Self
- (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
- Self
- (archive footage)
Tommy Chong
- Anthony 'Man' Stoner
- (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gerald Ford
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia
- Self
- (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
- Self
- (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gene Krupa
- Self
- (archive footage)
Fiorello LaGuardia
- Self
- (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
- Self
- (archive footage)
John Lennon
- Self
- (archive footage)
Cheech Marin
- Pedro De Pacas
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWoody Harrelson narrated this documentary for free.
- Quotes
["Prohibition cannot be enforced for the simple reason that the majority of the American people do not want it enforced and are resisting its enforcement. That being so, the orderly thing to do under our form of government is to abolish a law that cannot be enforced, a law which the people of the country do not want enforced."]
- Crazy creditsNo hippies were harmed in the making of this movie.
- SoundtracksQuit Playing Games With God! (Grass Theme)
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh
Performed by Mark Mothersbaugh
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This documentary shows how scaremongering has influenced a generation of Americans, and how effective the power of hatred can be.
I don't smoke myself, so I cannot be accused of wanting the drug to be legalised for selfish reasons. The film gives a good argument based around how much money, and it's a ridiculously, comically large figure, has been wasted on the "War on Drugs". Because when you think about it, there would be no such thing as world hunger if even an eighth (no pun intended) of this money had been used all those years ago to better effect.
But we're skipping the film itself here. It's funny, fresh, fast-paced, has crazy visuals, and is entertaining aswell as education, and well worth your time.
It's a film paranoid parents and school-teachers should see, but they won't, it's up to our generation to make the change and to make more informative films like this.
I don't smoke myself, so I cannot be accused of wanting the drug to be legalised for selfish reasons. The film gives a good argument based around how much money, and it's a ridiculously, comically large figure, has been wasted on the "War on Drugs". Because when you think about it, there would be no such thing as world hunger if even an eighth (no pun intended) of this money had been used all those years ago to better effect.
But we're skipping the film itself here. It's funny, fresh, fast-paced, has crazy visuals, and is entertaining aswell as education, and well worth your time.
It's a film paranoid parents and school-teachers should see, but they won't, it's up to our generation to make the change and to make more informative films like this.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Marihuana
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $313,039
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,578
- Jun 4, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $313,039
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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