Grass is Greener (2019) User Reviews

Things you already know, but it's entertaining.

[SouthOfHeaven6 · 7/10 · 22 April 2019]

It pretty much all comes down to racism. With hip-hop, weed got more associated with black/hispanic people. Some interesting facts, but could've been better. Clearly biased, but damn rotting in jail for small amount of weed is infuriating to see. America's relationship with drugs will always be complex no matter how huge weed is in popular culture.

The lesson you should never forget is this: always consume with MODERATION.

Well made documentary

[ricardobustamantehernand · 8/10 · 22 April 2019]

The main idea of it is established at the beginning. It invites you to watch it from the perspective of the ones that had suffered it the most regarding consumption of marihuana. It shows you historic facts that help the viewer to understand the problematic behind its demonization. This particular documentary handles a very complex topic. It should be noted that is not about if drugs are good or bad, if this one or that one needs to be legalize, it is about understanding that the political motivations behind it. You may agree on this o not, but certainly it should not affect how you would rate this documentary.

it's a good documentary but it misses some important history

[antimusick · 7/10 · 23 April 2019]

Mostly this documentary is about Music and Cannabis and its history in the USA and some cultures that use it, like rastafarians in Jamaica , but this documentary skips some music and other cultures , like the skip the La Cucaracha song, and the drink Bhang in India , they also skip the court case 'Leary v. United States' were the courts found Marijuana prohibition tax act unconstitutional in 1970 , and it became legal for a year until congress passed the controlled substance act in 1971. If Fred would have included this in his documentary i would have given it a 10 rating .

Worth A Look By Anyone

[AudioFileZ · 7/10 · 25 April 2019]

II feel I'm like quite a few folks not having a strongly formed opinion about marijuana. This film is like a quick education about changing times and long held misconceptions based on early 20th century propaganda. I feel after watching it I've been duped by one huge movement with several early evil agendas. That doesn't even address the trail of tears of ruined lives as collateral damage. This doc is pro-legalization, but it is balanced enough not to be dismissed. I have to say it raises some very powerful points. I think the most important take-away is it is been made much worse for our society as a whole by draconian laws based on many lies. The way it has transpired for almost 80+ years has been more advantageous to large criminal enterprise while exacting a high cost on society, in particular disproportionately within certain communities. Now things are changing and like the film says we still have a long way to go. These facts make this an entertaining, but sobering, look at the particular point in our history in which we find ourselves at the doorstep for a better future. Keep the lies out this time in order to not repeat with another mess. See it and form your own opinion.

Beautifully edited, remarkable content!

[sashkanov · 10/10 · 21 April 2019]

In reading the user review, I am shocked at how many bigots feel the need to go out of their way to slander this film. It does a wonderful job at portraying the arguments of pro-cannabis, as well as highlighting marijuana's similarities and differences to alcohol and cigarettes (two very legal drugs).

At its heart, this film is not only about cannabis but about America's history of institutional racism, and is a must-see for anyone who views themselves as for equality.

An insight

[bennynails · 7/10 · 1 March 2020]

This is a great docu to watch for insider knowledge of the history of WEED and WHITE privilege, enjoy

Well Paced, well made, and very interesting.

[athirumalai · 9/10 · 21 April 2019]

This documentary really outlines the history of cannabis in America. It really explores the cultures and art that weed fostered, explaining with great detail the motivations behind political and cultural movements that followed its introduction to the US. It does well applying that cultural lens to understand the ongoing issues faced by many communities ravaged by the war on drugs. A solid documentary and worth a watch.

This is a documentary about how the War on Drugs has and is being used against Black people. Not much else.

[siderite · 6/10 · 15 January 2021]

This is part of a bunch of movies that Netflix put up which are reportedly about drugs, but they are more about the way politicians and the media have used the concept of drugs to promote their agendas. Some are good, like the Cocaine one, some are bad, like this one. It's not badly done, you see, it's just monochromatic - pardon my color bias. It talks about the drug being inoffensive, then getting in the attention of media and government and how minorities are being oppressed using weed as an excuse and it doesn't stop. It just goes on and on to the point where in the end they complain that people of color with "knowledge" of marijuana who have been imprisoned because of that are now not part of the marijuana boom that came after legalization. So I kind of downrate this film because it is misleading, telling me it's about grass, but in fact being about racism.

So yeah, War on Drugs is awful, prisons making money off of Black detainees that shouldn't be there are awful, capitalism is awful too. It's all about the money. If you're poor and in the system, you don't stand a chance. And yes, fight racism, minimize inequality, but for crying out loud don't complain because you are missing out on that sweet ganja money!

it makes you wanna try

[ops-52535 · 10/10 · 3 May 2019]

Its not an objective presentation on the case of using the weed, its more of biased kind of historical recollection on the drug,racism, and the drugwar as a political weapon in neo modern american history. its darn well made, and when i watcehd it i used 6 hours,due to derailments and crashing into other websites and the wiki to make sense of things, and i now know everything about industrial hemp, and the ''hemp for victory'' slogan of 1942.

thank you for this docu, its strange,honest and very subjective to the positiveness of jive or reffer or weed or what itsa called. im sure its a good pain reliever, and would cry out loud for all of us struggling the excrusiating pain and agony of fibromyalgia and myopathia, that dies from the sideeffects of paracetamol and whatever prescribed medication, let them have it, is the last outcry from the grumpy old man

Great line

[rafaelbrm · 10/10 · 24 April 2019]

Show how the hypocresy that americam white people deal with drugs

Biased: The Documentary

[azeemnavarro · 5/10 · 14 August 2019]

I'm not american so I don't know the whole history about mariguana there, but I know this documentary is extremely biased and ignores a lot of facts. While I agree in some of the points here, I will distrust these guys because they just don't show the whole picture. At the end, this is just a good looking, mildly entertaining, semi-documentary.

A must see film

[vladstef65 · 9/10 · 4 May 2019]

Packed with legends and stars this film chronicles the introduction of cannabis to the United States. At first considered a harmless and even healthy plant, it was later criminalized by government officials interested in keeping white women away from black men. The impact on the music industry, from jazz to hip hop is examined throughout the film.

A Fascinating Portrait of How Politics Shapes Perceptions

[mbrchell · 10/10 · 9 July 2019]

In today's challenging times of disseminating real news from fake news, this documentary provides insight into how science (and common sense) can be ignored in the name of politics. It does a great job of tracing the history of our perceptions of "weed" through music, culture, and our government. Highly recommend.

Kind of biased

[codydsewell · 3/10 · 22 April 2019]

I agree with the message of this documentary, but some of it is a little ignorant and based off of opinions. Country music has always had marijuana in the music and they portrayed snoop dogg as an airhead.

Biased

[farmerdavide · 2/10 · 22 April 2019]

I felt that this documentary was extremely biased and only showed one very narrow view.