The Union: The Business Behind Getting High The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
2007 Directed by Brett Harvey
Synopsis
Filmmaker Adam Scorgie explores the illegal marijuana industry in British Columbia, revealing how the international business is most likely more profitable than it would be if it was lawful in this enlightening documentary. Marijuana growers, law enforcement officials, physicians, politicians, criminologists, economists and celebrities—including comedian Tommy Chong—shed light on this topical subject in a series of compelling interviews.
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Yes, it's a little one-sided in it's argument, but none of the facts are untrue at the same time.
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i have never smoked pot nor any desire to do so..yet this movie paints a very clear picture of how marijuana has taken way too much of the hit for the decay of society.. Tobacco and Alcohol kill thousands ever year, yet pot is the one thats illegal.. For anyone, like me, who isnt familiar with the history of marijuana and has only hear the "it's bad" talk..check this documentary out!
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Good documentary on 'The business behind getting high'. Solid arguments on how crazy the politics behind pot work. Or rather don't work. A+ Would watch again.
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Interesting documentary, I've always thought marijuana being illegal was ridiculous, but there were a lot of arguments here I'd never heard before, such as the absurd way it came to be illegal in the first place or the high level interest groups that would rather keep it illegal, that second point gets stretched a bit thin I think, I wasn't sold on big pharmaceutical conspiring to keep it illegal, but certainly seems like private prisons have huge benefits from it. In the end is another one of the sad things that will probably never be fixed thanks to greed.
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Before watching this film, I considered myself politically neutral in the ongoing debate about the benefits and harmfulness of marijuana use. If it's legalized, whatever; I won't use it. If it's kept illegal, I'm not losing any sleep, I thought. One of the debates that becomes nudged into the foreground when discussing marijuana legalization is do laws making drugs illegal escalate the use of said drugs or decrease them? I believe they do. I know more people in my life that smoke marijuana than are bullied at school. I can say with almost complete confidence that marijuana and alcohol use are more of a problem than bullying at suburban high schools. Which brings me to my first question; can the…
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Excellent documentary revealing the true facts about pot. There are some points that I wouldn't totally agree with but there are some that were eye openers for me. I thought it was an appropriate thing to watch since weed is now legalized in my home state and in Colorado. Very insightful and very entertaining. I wish these types of documentaries had an opposite documentary that is from the other side of the argument. I'd want to hear both arguments clearly.
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Yes, it's a little one-sided in it's argument, but none of the facts are untrue at the same time.
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i have never smoked pot nor any desire to do so..yet this movie paints a very clear picture of how marijuana has taken way too much of the hit for the decay of society.. Tobacco and Alcohol kill thousands ever year, yet pot is the one thats illegal.. For anyone, like me, who isnt familiar with the history of marijuana and has only hear the "it's bad" talk..check this documentary out!
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Good documentary on 'The business behind getting high'. Solid arguments on how crazy the politics behind pot work. Or rather don't work. A+ Would watch again.