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High: The True Tale of American Marijuana

Ricardo Cortes (Actor), Lyle Craker (Actor), John Holowach (Director, Producer, Writer) Rated:

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Beyond the hysteria of Reefer Madness and past the deceptive lessons of "Just Say No", HIGH exposes the true story of America's war on drugs. Using government statistics, expert interviews and a large dose of humor, HIGH takes a fresh look at this hot but relevant topic.

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Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
MPAA rating : s_medNotRated Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.5 Ounces
Director : John Holowach
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date : October 10, 2019
Actors : Ricardo Cortes, Lyle Craker, William Earnshaw, Wes Fager, Paul Heberle
Producers : Robert Schubring, John Holowach
Language : Unqualified
Studio : Synergetic
ASIN : B001GFBO0S
Writers : John Holowach
Number of discs : 1

Best Sellers Rank: #306,966 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #19,802 in Documentary (Movies & TV)
- #25,748 in Special Interests (Movies & TV)

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justlikeeveryoneelse

Save your money, it's not objective.

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2020

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I am a political science professor and was looking for an objective balanced explanatory view of marijuana policy. This film isn't it. It is one sided, being heavily pro weed. Save your money. I can not responsibly use this for my classes.

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Sbana69

We've been lied to and are being lied to about ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017

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We've been lied to and are being lied to about the subject of marijuana. This documentary was a serious eye opener.

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High: The True Tale of American Marijuana by Keith Stroup, John Holowach

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2010

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High: The True Tale of American Marijuana by Keith Stroup, John Holowach. This is a good video on the Subject. Biased, but almost everyone talking about this subject has some biases. Some good information on the Drug use and trade in America.

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Pamela Benthall

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015

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informative

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S. B. Mccarter

Good Information

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2009

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

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B B

Totally misleading title

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2010

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)."

23 people found this helpful

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Jedi Master

Solid Film, but room for improvement

Reviewed in the United States on 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.

6 people found this helpful

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NoOne85

I watched it warily...

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 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.

17 people found this helpful

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