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High: The True Tale of American Marijuana | DVD

Starring: Keith Stroup
Directed By: John Holowach

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Release Date:

November 11, 2008

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 5 reviews)

Good Information by S. B. Mccarter (Florida)

4 Stars
October 21, 2009
This documentary was very informative but the narrator's voice drove me up a wall, very hard to listen to. Great otherwise.

A Funny Film About A Serious Topic by zenovice (Ferndale, AR USA)

4 Stars
August 20, 2009
A funny yet poignant and provocative film, filled with facts, that causes all but the most narrow-minded, small-minded, simple-minded, conservative Lemmings (like those featured in Bill Maher's film, "Religulous"), and those who are obtuse enough to believe in our federal government's propaganda that attempts to indoctrinate people about the "horrors" of drugs: folks like another reviewer of this DVD - maxGamer. At the end of his "review," he wrote: "We had a big anti-smoking (tobacco) campaign and it worked. When will we see the big anti-weed campaign?" I'll provide the answer - NEVER! You see, comparing tobacco to marijuana is like comparing apples to, well, giraffes' tongues, or anything else so patently ridiculous that it has absolutely no reasonable connection. For example, tobacco has no useful benefit, causes incredible addiction, and ultimately kills and/or sickens a large percentage of its addicts. Marijuana, on the other hand, possesses a plethora of uses - medical and otherwise - is NOT addictive, and does not sicken or kill its users. maxGamer would know this if he had read any of the definitive books written on the subject (i.e. "Waiting to Inhale), or the numerous medical studies conducted across the planet. His typical, conservative, knee-jerk, I-believe-everything-the-government-tells-me reaction - thankfully - is NOT held by OVER EIGHTY PERCENT of Americans. In a time when the U.S. education system ranks somewhere around 24th in the world (Costa Rica - a Third-World country - has a lower illiteracy rate), it's heartening to see that the vast majority of our population is still smart enough, and informed enough to not be fooled by Big Tobacco, Big Pharmacy, and Big Brother, all of whom are just about the only entities still trying (without success) to convince us otherwise. Ultimately, they are losing this foolish, profit-driven, propaganda campaign just like the "War on Drugs" has been a losing proposition since the day it began. I'd suggest that if maxGamer is truly interested in becoming enlightened about marijuana, he should 1) smoke some, and/or 2) read the previously mentioned "Waiting to Inhale," and watch the documentary "American Drug War: The Last White Hope," and "The Union: The Business Behind Getting High" just for starters. He should then Google numerous pieces of research and studies done by people who actually KNOW about which they speak - scientists and doctors, and study both Eastern and Western history of the past six-thousand years. Then, once he actually has the FACTS, he can write another review. Hopefully, that review will begin something like this..."I apologize for wasting the time of those unfortunate souls who actually read my previous review. Furthermore, I actually can now write an informed review, and it goes something like this...." (I will refrain from wishing cancer on him so that he can obtain first-hand knowledge of marijuana's usefulness and benefits: I'm not so fanatical about conversion to my point of view as to employ the use of cruelty as a learning tool.)

Solid Film, but room for improvement by T.N.T. (New England, USA)

4 Stars
February 19, 2009
Has a lot of good facts and information but the arrangement does seem a bit biased towards pro-cannabis. I would of liked to see more anti-cannabis quotes, videos, etc. to help balance and show the outrageous "factor" of why cannabis is illegal. Overall it was a good film but seemed a little bit dated to me and I prefer the newer "The Union" documentary. The film comes off as a student's argument for the consequences of a current U.S. policy. I would of liked to see the inclusion of medical/scientific studies surrounding Cannabis.

Another ad for dope smoking by maxGamer (Seattle, Washington)

1 Stars
February 03, 2009
I should get an award for sitting through this. This movie should be lumped in with the old Marlboro man ads of the 70's and shown to kids. Then fast forward to the days of lung cancer, paranoia, and dementia. Before and after pictures would make all these "Go smoke a little weed, its harmless!" thinly veiled advertisments a little less damaging for my generation. We had a big anti-smoking (tobacco) campaign and it worked. When will we see the big anti-weed campaign?

I watched it warily... by NoOne85

5 Stars
November 15, 2008
I started watching this film with a whole lot of doubt and skepticism. I am by no means radical in any way, and until recently was also anti-legalization. John Holowach is a new filmmaker with a lot to say, and he does it without condescension, and with plenty of wry humor and wit. Some parts of the film pissed me off, and others made me very sad. It wasn't a boring, typical documentary by any means, and I highly recommend you check it out, if only because it's the first serious look at the War on Drugs that doesn't cop out to either extreme of the argument.

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