Arguably one of the least pretentious artistic endeavors to originate in France, La Vie en Verte commits to video an unprecedented take on the American marijuana collective experience. This low-budget enterprise guides its audience through the story of WAMM, the Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana, with disarming simplicity: Sick people ingest cannabis and get better, [...]

Talking Medical Marijuana with Birmingham Compassion   “A compassion club is essentially a local support organization for medical marijuana patients, their family members, their caregivers and other interested community members,” says Tony Philips, the head of Birmingham Compassion, a Michigan-based organization for medical marijuana patients. “They are often non-profit and focused on education and support. [...]

It has been just over a year since medical marijuana officially became law in the state of Michigan. The movement is in full effect, and Chris Thomas of the Metro Detroit Medical Marihuana Association is one of the crusaders leading the charge.  “We give out flyers, we hold monthly meetings to inform people how to [...]

Early in 2009, Justin Prince began growing marijuana for a Washington State friend who was a licensed patient. He was disturbed to learn what was being passed off as medicine. “It wasn’t really a medical choice; It was a purchase option,” insists Prince, 38. “Low-quality, outdoor shit-weed from California or local eastern Washington stuff — [...]