Very best movie i ever watch

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

"The Culture High" is a documentary that was released on October 17, 2014. It is directed by Brett Harvy and stars several different people and professionals in the subject of cannabis. This documentary find itself trying to tackle the big issue of cannabis in the present day world, being heavily focused on whether or not it should be legal and how dangerous it is compared to other substances such as alcohol and prescription drugs. The film immediately starts off with a SWAT team breaking into a house that they believe is involved in the distribution on marijuana due to them finding traces of it in the household's garbage. This scene is a very strong statement for the movie to start off with. From here the movie starts taking on all the big questions about marijuana and all the misconceptions that the public is lead to believe. The film is strongly focused on distributing the real facts about cannabis and what it can really do for the public.This film is most interesting when it points out all of the flaws in prescription drugs and how they can be plenty more harmful than marijuana can be. People believe that since prescription drugs are legal they couldn't possibly be harmful but in a large amount of cases they can be severely harmful. The film states that some of these prescription drugs can easily be replaced by cannabis which would have severely less side effects. There is also a strong argument about how marijuana use should not result in being put in jail or anything along those lines. The film starts talking about how several recent presidents have openly confessed that they used marijuana when they were younger and do not wish others to fall into the path that they did. At this point it is argued that if they were caught with marijuana when they were younger than they would have never won the presidency due to the fact that they had that criminal record, so it is brought up to think about whether this should be punishable to the extent that it is.When "The Culture High" isn't talking about the usefulness of cannabis and how much it can help people in need, it finds itself attacking all of the other substances that are used by the general public due to it being legal. Much time is spent bad mouthing alcohol and prescription drugs for all of the things that they can lead to. The film says that doctors become influenced by the distributors of different prescription drugs which can take away from their honest opinion about what their patient should use to help with their illness. There is also the argument on how many deaths alcohol has led to from intoxication and alcohol poisoning. These arguments are valid but they can take away from the overall picture that this film is trying to make about cannabis.According to critic Geoff Berkshire of Variety, "the film leaps from topic to topic like a particularly ADD member of the debate club." Although I do agree with Berkshire in that the film does seem to not be as focused, but it does bring up many valid points in the debate for legalizing marijuana. Berkshire also talks about how the credibility of the speakers in the film can vary. For example Berkshire states that "the scores of talking heads range from insightful (former Baltimore police detective and "The Wire" co-creator Ed Burns) to kooky (author Howard Bloom) to totally far out (charming former international pot smuggler Howard Marks)." I agree with him in the respect that some of the speakers in the film can seem unnecessary at times. Although these points can be distracting at times, I still feel that "The Culture High" has a strong case for the many uses of marijuana if it were to be legalized. Overall, I would recommend this film to any people that are on the fence about the legalization of marijuana. I would not trust the views of all of the people in this documentary due to the fact that some are not as credible as others are in this particular field. I would recommend that you have some general knowledge about cannabis before watching this movie. Anyone who is interested in marijuana and its possibilities to help people should watch "The Culture High". It is a very informative film with strong evidence to support its claims and many interesting ideas to think about after it is over.

The film's opening sequence of a man's house being raided, his dog being shot, and his family being terrified, by a SWAT team sent it for a weed bust aptly set the tone of this film. This film does not hold back in its attack against the forces that oppose the legalisation of weed. Naturally it's enemy is the Federal Government of USA. However in a broader perspective it looks at the influence of the prescription drug corporations and also the media.Most of the points made in this film have been publicised before in other documentaries, articles, podcasts and interviews. However the academics and scientists interviewed manage to reinforce these ideas in an extremely compelling way, such that one can not feel like decriminalisation is an absolute necessity for the social wellbeing of our nature. The insights from other stereotypical "weed celebrities" such as Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa offer little to this film.Where the film lacks is in its limited discussion of the most recent policy changes in Colorado and Washington State. If we want to look at the need for policy changes nationally, surely a longer conservation on the reform in these two states would give weight to decriminalisation. In a similar vein, this film pays no attention to the legalization of weed in foreign countries.Worth a watch if you're at all interested in the subject of legalisation.

The best 2 hours I have spent in a long time. You always believe you know a lot on a given topic but there is always so much more empirical knowledge rather than "they say that...." or "i heard somewhere that..." and this documentary gives all of that to you straight forward and with so much evidence to back up every claim as well well known names in media to support it. Please watch, no matter your stance on anything, you'll learn something you didn't know beforehand I promise. It's not just about "pot" it's about something bigger...have an open mind. We're at the brink of big change and the last thing we need are more fascists.

I've seen their first film The Union, many other pot and drug documentaries and read books by Gabor Matè and Tom Feiling etc. but still Culture High managed to blow my mind.Like the director Brett Harvey said, Marijuana touches pretty much every issue that is wrong in the world. It's not that legalizing pot would solve all the problems in the world, but it's all the injustices in the world that are actually keeping pot illegal.And it's not just the topic and the content that makes this film so good. It's technically and storytelling-wise pure gold. These guys aren't really pot activist, they are film makers and at least in the field of documentaries, they are one of the best at the moment. I guess the only reason they aren't more known is because you can't really get critical acclaim in this world by making a movie about pot - yet ;)This documentary really has potential to inspire change in the world. So thanks guys for incredible work!