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The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.The history of the American government's war on marijuana in the 20th century.
- Awards
- 1 win
Woody Harrelson
- Narrator
- (voice)
Harry J. Anslinger
- Self
- (archive footage)
George Bush
- Self
- (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
- Self
- (archive footage)
Tommy Chong
- Anthony 'Man' Stoner
- (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gerald Ford
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia
- Self
- (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
- Self
- (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gene Krupa
- Self
- (archive footage)
Fiorello LaGuardia
- Self
- (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
- Self
- (archive footage)
John Lennon
- Self
- (archive footage)
Cheech Marin
- Pedro De Pacas
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaWoody Harrelson narrated this documentary for free.
- Quotes
["Prohibition cannot be enforced for the simple reason that the majority of the American people do not want it enforced and are resisting its enforcement. That being so, the orderly thing to do under our form of government is to abolish a law that cannot be enforced, a law which the people of the country do not want enforced."]
- Crazy creditsNo hippies were harmed in the making of this movie.
- SoundtracksQuit Playing Games With God! (Grass Theme)
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh
Performed by Mark Mothersbaugh
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The writer & director make thier point
I find reviews interesting in that they tell us what the "reviewer" got out of the movie. I will try to give a true review, and I believe a true "review" tells what point the movie was making. Of course this would be what I got out of the movie, so is it a true review. Maybe the only way for a person to really know what a movie is about is to watch it and not worry about what someone else thought of it. I think this movie was written as a "documentary" and it documents the propaganda about drug from the beginning of the century. It attempts to show those of us who have seen the current propaganda our how it has been presented over the generations. I saw the point as being how serious the subject is taken now, and how we are told that the current law is based on the facts, when their facts came from a propaganda campaign. And if you look deep enough you will see that that propaganda campaign was perpetrated for the interest of Big Business. The purpose of the "war against marijuana" is not to eliminate the use. It is to prevent the growth of hemp which competes with the cotton industry, petroleum industry, paper industry, etc. It is also interesting that we continue to let the propaganda confuse the marijuana plant with the hemp plant.
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- alrupert
- Jun 23, 2001
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- Also known as
- Marihuana
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $313,039
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,578
- Jun 4, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $313,039
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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