Product Description
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With California and the rest of the country going bankrupt, one
business is booming. How Weed Won the West is the story of the
growing Medical Marijuana industry, focusing on Los Angeles with
over 1000 legal dispensaries doling out the buds. Following the
story of a, a southland dispensary which was raided by
state and federal agencies in August of 2009, the film shows that
although much has changed with Obama in office, the drug war is
nowhere near over. Kevin Booth, producer/director of American
Drug War, picks up where the last film left off and continues his
fight against the hypocrisy of the War on Drugs. Intended to
inform and entertain, this fast paced and even sometimes funny
film features Texas conspiracy guru Alex Jones, Ethan Nadelmann
head of Drug Policy Alliance, and a host of amazing characters
including a former LAPD narcotics officer who now thinks all
drugs should be legal.
Review
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In the follow-up to his ground-breaking documentary American
Drug War, filmmaker Kevin Booth traces the fight against Federal
drug regulation in the State of California. A public majority has
spoken and said yes to states rights, allowing for the use of
medicinal marijuana and opening up a new front in controversial
medicinal 'dispensaries.' While users herald the freedom of
legally-licensed & weed,& powerful forces at the DEA and law
haven't given up their federal power yet.
Many dispensaries have been raided, targeting their distribution
of marijuana and challenging their authority to rise into
legitimate business. In the backdrop of this public dispute is
the Dark Alliance-- where governments handle the volume of drug
trafficking and work with cartels and drug dealers to manage the
drug flow. Just like the prohibition of alcohol, drugs have
thrived on their illicit appeal, and doomed millions of
non-violent offenders to incarceration and prosecution. Now,
those swearing by the healing power of medicinal marijuana as
well as those who simply refuse to be outlawed by a hypocritical
rogue government are daring to stand up and declare that the
violence, corruption and uncontrolled flow of drugs is due to the
prohibition of the substance, not the substance itself. Big
has put millions of non-violent drug users on
hallucinogenic prescription drugs and instituted new forms of
addiction and dependency, challenging our outdated notions that
is only illegal drugs are doing harm to our people. --infowars
Kevin Booth s documentary provides crucial background on the
government s long-standing war against marijuana. Even if you are
sed to the use of marijuana, this issue is rapidly becoming
one of several focal points in the battle between the states and
the federal government. Do the feds have the right to intervene
in state-based medical marijuana dispensaries? Do they have the
authority to overturn locally enacted laws decriminalizing or
even legalizing marijuana? In How Weed Won the West, Booth
investigates these issues and more. He infiltrates psuedo-legal
California growers, investigates DEA raids on licensed
dispensaries and even undertakes to sample the disputed medicine
for himself. He interviews radio host Alex Jones, former drug
dealers, real-life gang members, legal-weed pitch men, activists
and advocates to find the truth. Marijuana legalization like it
or not is at the forefront of the liberty movement. Booth s film
is a perfect starting point to get educated on this important
issue. ----Kurt Nimmo infowars
That was the best I have ever seen Alex Jones captured. He was
serious yet, with a sense of humor --Craig Ruben temple 420
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About the Actor
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Internationally recognized veteran broadcaster, documentary
filmmaker, and investigative journalist Alex Jones has been
featured as a prominent figure of the 9/11 Truth Movement in such
publications as The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Popular
Mechanics. He has appeared on Good Morning America, 20/20
Downtown, 60 Minutes, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel,
Fox News, TalkSport (UK), Russia Today, Channel 4 (UK), A&E,
America's most widely listened to late night radio show, Coast to
Coast AM, C-Span, and many other venues. Patrick Beech of the
Austin-American Statesman has described Jones as an absolutely
riveting television presence.
About the Director
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How Weed Won the West -documentary 2010 American Drug War
-documentary 2008 Showtime Agent of Evolution book 2005 Harper
Collins UK Martial Law American Dictators - Alex Jones
documentaries 2004 Word of Mouth Doug Stanhope comedy dvd 2002
Belly of the Beast Joe Rogan comedy dvd 2000 Bill Hicks comedy cd
s films - Rant in E Minor Ryko - Warner 1997 Arizona Bay Ryko /
Warner 1997 Relentless Ryko /-Warner 1992 Marblehead Johnson 1991
Ninja Bachelor Party 1991 Sane Man 1989 re-master 1999 Ryko -
Warner 2005 Year Zero - Crysalis records 1987
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