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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
- All cast & crew
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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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USA vs Cannabis, and i don't think the yanks are winning!
Woody Harrelson narrates on a very interesting and highly informative documentary on the history of US law and drug policy regarding the highly controversial substance cannabis. Highly entertaining and witty with a vast collection of clips and videotapes of politicians, musicians and pot parties. Yet again, the US government has egg on its face as the amount of money spent on the war on marijuana rises, along with the amount of people using it. Exposing some of the blatant ignoring of government reports and findings, Grass moves along a good pace and doesn't get too carried away at any point with statements of how great cannabis, mostly just the facts. However, there is a lot more to the plant that has obviously not been included, as the film focuses around the efforts made by the US government only, and not cannabis as a whole.
Definitely an interesting film, with lots to learn from it, but by no means the definitive word on cannabis.
Definitely an interesting film, with lots to learn from it, but by no means the definitive word on cannabis.
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- dodgee_69
- Jun 3, 2005
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- Country of origin
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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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