Weed Wars Explained

Genre:Documentary
Country:United States
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:4
Runtime:42 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Network:Discovery Channel
Executive Producer:Cameo Wallace
Chuck Braverman
Company:Braverman Productions

Weed Wars is an American reality-documentary television series that documents a popular medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center, in Oakland, California. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on December 1, 2011.[1] The series has since been cancelled.[2]

In regards to their intentions by allowing their business to be documented for television, Steve DeAngelo has said, "We wanted to be a model to other dispensaries, most of [which] have a media phobia. We wanted to tell our story and we gave Discovery complete access so that people could make up their own minds... There are a lot of stereotypes about who comes to these dispensaries, but viewers will see our customers cover a huge cross-section of the population – age, race and economic classes. They will also see how Harborside treats cannabis as a medicine, and we have a high standard of medical care."[3]

Premise

The series is mainly focused on the employees of the marijuana dispensary and the day-to-day aspects of running the business. It also chronicles the various customers to the store, as well as both large-scale growers and smaller, patient cannabis growers who are allowed to grow a limited number of plants.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 'Weed Wars,' Reality Show About Medical Marijuana In Oakland, Premieres December 1. November 30, 2011. Schwartz. Carly. The Huffington Post. December 17, 2011.
  2. Web site: Discovery Cancels 'Weed Wars'. January 19, 2013.
  3. News: 'Weed Wars' Goes Inside Medical Marijuana Dispensary. December 8, 2011. McKay. Hollie. Fox News. December 17, 2011.
  4. News: On "Weed Wars," drug clichés go up in smoke. December 1, 2011. Seitz. Matt. Salon.com. December 17, 2011.
  5. News: Discovery's new marijuana show 'Weed Wars' looks at what happens after the legalization war. November 24, 2011. Hinckley. David. New York Daily News. December 17, 2011.