The Green Standard (2016)

In late 2016 state lawmakers formally petitioned the DEA to loosen federal restrictions on cannabis for medical use Without deliberating the DEA rejected the petition maintaining a decadesold prohibition alongside heroin and PCP Enter THE GREEN STANDARD a peoples account of pot prejudice and the fight to end prohibition Filmed for over a year throughout the US the film looks at the men women and children on all sides of the issue and takes you inside their world of surprising highs and uncomfortable lows From the refugee families of Colorado seeking treatment for their afflicted children to antilegalization activists decrying the movement as greedfueled hype the film offers an unflinching view on our evolving perceptions of marijuana use the untold costs of prohibition and how legalization might or might not bring about relief Moving informative and enlightening THE GREEN STANDARD explores one of the most talkedabout yet misunderstood issues in America today