What it quite ironic about this film is that a lot of films are based either on a book, a previous film, or an original script - this one was based on a joke. So, the comedian Doug Benson, at one of his shows, is joking about Super-Size Me and he suggests that he goes and smokes marijuana for thirty days straight. Well, the director approaches him and suggests that he do just that, though the catch is that he needs to spend thirty days cold turkey before hand, namely so that they can perform some medical tests.
Like, honestly, smoking marijuana for thirty days straight is nothing where quite a few people are concerned. In fact, it is also the case that they wake up, smoke marijuana, and continue smoking throughout the day - yeah, that isn't a problem, so I'm not quite sure what the challenge is. Then again, it no doubt has a lot to do with the fact that in part this film is a parody of Supersize me.
Actually, one of the things that I noticed was that a bulk of the film was just Benson telling jokes, though he does travel around to parts of the United States visiting other places where medicinal marijuana is a thing, as well as traveling up to Canada. In fact, it pretty much explores the how medicinal marijuana operates within California and other states. Actually, I have to admit that this whole medicinal marijuana seems to be a bit of a farce considering that the dispensaries sell you the stuff to smoke - that is sort of counter productive in more ways than one. On the other hand, it is probably quite easy to actually get a prescription for marijuana in California, so in a way it is just another step towards legalisation.
This is actually what is problematic though - it is still illegal federally, so there seems to be the constant tussle between the state and federal laws. While the shops are legal, and registered, businesses in California, the DEA doesn't recognise the laws, and as such will still go in and shut them down, and not only that but they will take the patient lists, and of course confiscate a lot of other things as well, and no doubt that is met with quite a lot of protests.
However, as a film, it isn't as great as some of the other documentaries that I have seen, though it does shine a light on a different aspect of California, something that I've never consider in the State, namely how it had changed once the laws regarding Medicinal Marijuana, and now recreational use, were passed. In a way that culture seemed to be more at home in Amsterdam as opposed to the United States. It is also interesting to see how California, and smoking Marijuana, seem to get well together.
Then again, there is San Francisco, so I guess my previous statements were somewhat irrelevant.
However, it wasn't a bad film, though it didn't feel as polished as some of the other ones that I've seen. Then again, it was based on a joke.
Like, honestly, smoking marijuana for thirty days straight is nothing where quite a few people are concerned. In fact, it is also the case that they wake up, smoke marijuana, and continue smoking throughout the day - yeah, that isn't a problem, so I'm not quite sure what the challenge is. Then again, it no doubt has a lot to do with the fact that in part this film is a parody of Supersize me.
Actually, one of the things that I noticed was that a bulk of the film was just Benson telling jokes, though he does travel around to parts of the United States visiting other places where medicinal marijuana is a thing, as well as traveling up to Canada. In fact, it pretty much explores the how medicinal marijuana operates within California and other states. Actually, I have to admit that this whole medicinal marijuana seems to be a bit of a farce considering that the dispensaries sell you the stuff to smoke - that is sort of counter productive in more ways than one. On the other hand, it is probably quite easy to actually get a prescription for marijuana in California, so in a way it is just another step towards legalisation.
This is actually what is problematic though - it is still illegal federally, so there seems to be the constant tussle between the state and federal laws. While the shops are legal, and registered, businesses in California, the DEA doesn't recognise the laws, and as such will still go in and shut them down, and not only that but they will take the patient lists, and of course confiscate a lot of other things as well, and no doubt that is met with quite a lot of protests.
However, as a film, it isn't as great as some of the other documentaries that I have seen, though it does shine a light on a different aspect of California, something that I've never consider in the State, namely how it had changed once the laws regarding Medicinal Marijuana, and now recreational use, were passed. In a way that culture seemed to be more at home in Amsterdam as opposed to the United States. It is also interesting to see how California, and smoking Marijuana, seem to get well together.
Then again, there is San Francisco, so I guess my previous statements were somewhat irrelevant.
However, it wasn't a bad film, though it didn't feel as polished as some of the other ones that I've seen. Then again, it was based on a joke.