The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)
Chris Bennett, George W. Bush, Larry Campbell
BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC Bud' being exported to the United States, the trade has become an international issue. Follow filmmaker Adam Scor... (read more) BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC Bud' being exported to the United States, the trade has become an international issue. Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how an industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal.
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Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed by:
Brett Harvey
Release Date: Jun 08, 2007
DVD Release Date: Jul 28, 2009
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A must see for everyone, not just stoners. A huge eye opener!! Find out the other side of the story that you will never see in main stream media. Loved every minute of it.
Hyggelig innspill i narko debatten denne filmen her!!!Masse info om the good shit!!Smoke em if you got em!!!Annbefales alle,oxo folk som ikke røyker til daglig!!!
I've seen many of the other legalization movie's available, this is by far the best one I have seen. Highly recommended.
Some good points are made but nothing that hasn't been said before. Hopefully some day the government will realize they are wasting a lot of time and money on the criminalization of a substance less harmful to society than alcohol.
A+ documentary!!! I recommend this to all of you who are so biased against all forms of cannabis growth, yet uninformed of the uses from a medical, industrial, and ecological aspect.
Awesome Vancouver-based doc about everybody's favorite debate. Very informative and spliced with completely absurd and hilarious historical footage.
A fantastic documentary on Marijuana that exposes the lies and out right propaganda that has been attached to this plant.
Highly recommended! No pun intended. :)
it's all facts on it.. It's not even bullshit spin or the new kind of math or science that people have made up.
Great Netflixâer! I love a good documentary! This Sundance entry, although quite lopsided in debate, provides a compelling argument for the legalization of marijuana in the United States. I found the economic and medicinal arguments for legalizati... (read more) Great Netflixâer! I love a good documentary! This Sundance entry, although quite lopsided in debate, provides a compelling argument for the legalization of marijuana in the United States. I found the economic and medicinal arguments for legalization particularly powerful.
Documentary about British Columbia and their weed industry. If this stuff interests you; watch it. If not; don't
This is a great forward documentary. Great interviews. Bold ideas. Overall a powerful anthropology on the issue. It actually gave me some new theories on the whole subject.
When politicians realize the cost-effectiveness of growing hemp, will the ... (read more) This is a great forward documentary. Great interviews. Bold ideas. Overall a powerful anthropology on the issue. It actually gave me some new theories on the whole subject.
When politicians realize the cost-effectiveness of growing hemp, will the United States be able to get out of debt.
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