How Weed Won the West
April 11, 2010 
21 Comments
We received an email last week asking us to participate in the screening of How Weed Won the West, a documentary set to debut this 4/20. While I haven’t contacted the Texas Hemp Campaign yet, I plan to see if they’d be interested in helping PassionRiver.com achieve their goal of 420 screenings on 4/20.
How Weed Won the West, filmed by the makers of American Drug War: The Last White Hope, brings to the forefront the economic impact of legalizing cannabis, showcasing California’s storied history with the “drug” as an example of what we can expect should nationwide cannabis legalization become a reality. Here are details from the folks over at PassionRiver.com, followed by a seven-minute clip from the documentary:
While California is going bankrupt, one business is booming. How Weed Won the West is the story of the growing medical cannabis / marijuana industry in the greater Los Angeles area, with over 700 dispensaries doling out the buds. As a treatment for conditions ranging from cancer and AIDS, to anxiety, ADHD, and insomnia, cannabis is quickly proving itself as a healthier natural alternative to many prescription drugs.
Following the story of Organica, a southland dispensary which was raided by state and federal agencies in August of 2009, the film shows that although much has changed with Obama in office, the drug war is nowhere near over. From Kevin Booth, the producer/director of Showtime’s American Drug War, How Weed Won the West puts California forward as an example to the rest of the country by documenting how legalizing marijuana can help save the economy.
How Weed Won the West – Legalization of marijuana from Free The Weed Tour on Vimeo.
Related:
- Free the Weed Tour.com
- Free the Weed Tour on Twitter
- Free the Weed Tour Facebook Fan Page
- Free the Weed Tour on WordPress
- “How Weed Won the West” Screening Sign-up Information
- Free the Weed Tour on Vimeo
- Kevin Booth on the Alex Jones Show: How Weed Won the West
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This is a pretty good documentary. It even features Alex Jones speaking in a mainly calm and sensical manner on the issue. Occasionally his parts in it start to leak his whole New World Order, Big Pharma conspiracy leaning but he’s pretty convincing for the most part. The stories in the video are really moving. Good stuff!
weed is great!
How Weed Won the West, a documentary set to debut this 4/20 #video #mmot v:@420Tribune http://su.pr/23beUE
I am clearly a marijuana advocate but I don’t see the legalization of pot for recreational purposes passing this November. And if it doesn’t pass then we can’t impose a heavy tax on Medical Marijuana Users. I am not sure if we could regulate the industry and have big tobacco not be able to push around the little guy, I dont think so.