Product Details

• Actors: Keith Stroup
• Directors: John Holowach
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Terra
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001GFBO0S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,119 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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HIGH:TRUE TALE OF AMERICAN MARIJUANA - DVD Movie

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Totally misleading title, February 6, 2010

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BethanieB "bethanieb" (Northeast Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High: The True Tale of American Marijuana (DVD)

Rather than focusing on marijuana, its effects, uses, and the political & economic motives behind criminalizing it, and presenting any kind of coherent argument for legalization or decriminalization of marijuana, this scattershot documentary runs the gamut of showing human rights violations in privately run prisons to exposing a defunct drug treatment program to explaining the effectiveness of needle exchange programs in reducing transmission of AIDS to telling the unfortunate story of a physician prosecuted by the DEA for prescribing pain medication for his patients. The few minutes that are spent discussing marijuana either lump pot in with all other drugs (in an interview with a visiting professor of Economics at Harvard, which is presumably supposed to impress the viewer enough to accept his argument that ALL drugs should be legalized) or presenting the UMass professor who has been denied a permit to grow marijuana for medical research.

The title is completely misleading, and as any kind of a contribution to the argument for decriminalizing marijuana use in the United States, it is a serious disappointment. Save yourself 90 minutes and watch the far superior "The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)."

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I watched it warily..., November 14, 2008

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NoOne85 - See all my reviews

This review is from: High: The True Tale of American Marijuana (DVD)

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.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Film, but room for improvement, February 19, 2009

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T.N.T. (New England, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High: The True Tale of American Marijuana (DVD)

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.