The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

★ 7.4IMDb Score
Released:2007-05-08
Duration:104 min
Country:Canada
Director:Brett Harvey
Actors:George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Chris Bennett, Tommy Chong, Joe Rogan
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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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