FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE
HERBAGE JULY FILM SELECTIONS
1. “The Culture High” (2104)
DIRECTED BY BRETT HARVEY, THIS THOUGHT-
PROVOKING DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES THE POLITICAL,
SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CANNABIS
PROHIBITION. THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS,
ACTIVISTS, AND CELEBRITIES, IT CHALLENGES THE
NEGATIVE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH CANNABIS,
ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO QUESTION EXISTING
STEREOTYPES.
2. “Grass in Greener” (2019)
NARRATED BY HIP-HOP LEGEND FAB 5 FREDDY, THIS
DOCUMENTARY DELVES INTO THE HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE OF CANNABIS WITHIN THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND ITS CONNECTION TO
JAZZ, POLITICS, AND RACIAL INJUSTICE. IT
HIGHLIGHTS THE CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY
CANNABIS ENTHUSIASTS AND ADVOCATES FOR FAIR
DRUG POLICIES.
3. “Super High Me” (2007)
COMEDIAN DOUG BENSON TAKES AN AMUSING AND
INFORMATIVE APPROACH AS HE EMBARKS ON A 30-
DAY EXPERIMENT, ABSTAINING FROM CANNABIS FOR
30 DAYS AND THEN CONSUMING IT NON-STOP FOR
ANOTHER 30. THIS ENTERTAINING FILM EXAMINES THE
EFFECTS OF CANNABIS ON DAILY LIFE, HUMOROUSLY
CHALLENGING COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
4. “The Union: The Business Behind Getting High” (2007)
“THE UNION” EXPOSES THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS
BEHIND THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY, FOCUSING ON THE
THRIVING BLACK MARKET AND THE UNJUST LAWS
THAT SUSTAIN IT. FILMMAKER BRETT HARVEY
INTERVIEWS EXPERTS AND INSIDERS TO REVEAL THE
CONTRADICTIONS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF
LEGALIZING CANNABIS.
5. “The Scientist” (2020)
THIS COMPELLING DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS THE
JOURNEY OF DR. RAPHAEL MECHOULAM, THE
RENOWNED ISRAELI CHEMIST WHO FIRST ISOLATED
THC, THE PSYCHOACTIVE COMPOUND IN CANNABIS.
THE FILM EXPLORES HIS GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH
ON CANNABINOIDS AND THEIR POTENTIAL MEDICAL
APPLICATIONS, OFFERING A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE
OF CANNABIS AS MEDICINE.
