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The Culture High (2014)

The Culture High poster
Directed by
Brett Harvey
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Canada
Runtime
2h
Rated
18A
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the war on drugs and marijuana prohibition in the United States. It looks at the laws, policies, and social impacts surrounding cannabis.

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What happens

The Culture High is a 2014 feature-length documentary film directed by Brett Harvey. It is about the marijuana prohibition and the war on drugs in United States. It is the sequel of the 2007 The Union: The Business Behind Getting High. It premiered at the 2014 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. The Culture High won Best Documentary and was nominated for Best Screenwriter Non-Fiction, Best Overall Sound and Best Narrator at the 2015 AMPIA Awards. It was also nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary Program, Best Cinematography in a Documentary Program or Series, and Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series at the 2015 Leo Awards, and for Best Documentary at the 30th Warsaw International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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