Weed the People

Documentary film about parents forced to obtain cannabis oil from underground sources to save their children from childhood cancers. Executive produced by Ricki Lake.

By federal law, the possession of Cannabis is illegal in the United States, forcing desperate parents to obtain cannabis oil from underground sources to save their children from childhood cancers. “Weed the People” follows these families through uncharted waters as they take their children’s survival into their own hands. Some of their miraculous outcomes beget the unsettling question at the heart of the film: If weed is truly saving lives, why doesn’t the government want people to access it? Co-presented by Sacred Garden New Mexico.