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  • 2018
  • Mangurama
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2018
  • Mangurama
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Cannabis 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 thes...

Directed By: Abby Epstein

  • 2018
  • Mangurama
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2018
  • Mangurama
  • 1 h 37 m

Weed the People

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Summary Cannabis 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 thes...

Directed By: Abby Epstein

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Amanda Reiman

Self - Drug Police Expert

Donald Abrams

Self - Chief of Hematology, San Francisco General Hospital

Bonni Goldstein

Self - Pediatric Cannabis Physician

Ethan Nadelmann

Self - Founder, Drug Policy Alliance

Angela Smith

Self - Chico's Mother

Chico Ryder

Self - Diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma

A.J. Kephart

Self - Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma

Sheila Kephart

Self - A.J. Kephart's Mother

Chris Kephart

Self - A.J. Kephart's Father

Sophie Ryan

Self - Diagnosed with Optic Pathway Glioma

Mara Gordon

Self - Founder, Aunt Zelda's Inc.

Josh Ryan

Self - Sophie's Father

Tracy Ryan

Self - Sophie's Mother

Stewart Smith

Self - President, Aunt Zelda's Inc.

Sunil Aggarwal

Self - Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Specialist

Mark Ware

Self - Pain Medicine & Neurology

Raphael Mechoulam

Self - Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Angela Harris

Self - Master Herbalist

David Bearman

Self - Pain Management

Ron Watson

Self - Healthcare Lobbyist

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75
Oct 25, 2018
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.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 25, 2018
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.
By Gary M. Kramer FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 1, 2018
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.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BOBB Films
Release Date Oct 26, 2018
Duration 1 h 37 m
Genres
Tagline A Healing Revolution is Growing
Website https://www.google.com/search?q=weedthepeople&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS762US762&oq=weedthepeople&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2350j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Awards

Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 2 Nominations

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