SummaryCannabis has been off-limits to doctors and researchers in the US for the past 80 years, but recently scientists have discovered its anti-cancer properties. Armed with only these laboratory studies, desperate parents obtain cannabis oil from underground sources to save their children from childhood cancers. “Weed the People” follows these familie... Read More
Directed By:Abby Epstein
Weed the People
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Oct 25, 2018
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The film is an emphatic re-branding of the the “legalize pot” movement, putting suffering children’s faces front and center in the fight, with weeping parents and increasingly defiant doctors, most of them in states where medical and/or recreational marijuana is already legal, making case on the kids’ behalf.
Oct 25, 2018
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The stories are all heartfelt. Epstein wants Weed the People to provide folks with hope. It may jerk tears when one subject encounters a setback, or another patient loses their battle with cancer, but there will also be tears of joy with the film’s multiple success stories.
Nov 1, 2018
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Beyond its plea for research, the documentary is largely hopeful, but for balance could include more anecdotes and details of when the treatment doesn’t have the desired results.
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Production Company:
- BOBB Films
Release Date:Oct 26, 2018
Duration:1 h 37 m
Tagline:A Healing Revolution is Growing
Awards
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 2 Nominations




























