When your child has cancer, you’ll try almost anything. These families turned to underground cannabis oil for one more shot at saving their kids.
Thanks to Kevin Fenix of Illuminerdi for recommending this one.
Trailer for “Weed the People”
You Can’t Make This Sh!t Up
- Parents of children with leukemia secretly buy cannabis oil from underground producers because doctors can’t legally prescribe it. Even though their kids are fighting life-threatening cancer.
- One family says they had to trust cannabis oil made in someone’s home kitchen because federal restrictions made it nearly impossible to obtain or properly study medical cannabis through normal medical channels.
Watch “Weed the People”
You can stream “Weed the People” on Prime Video.
Ratings:
- My Rating: 92/100
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91/100 (Users); 100/100 (Critics)
Director’s Note: Abby Epstein directed this 95-minute documentary. She’s also known for co-directing “The Business of Being Born.”
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Other Unique Stuff
- The documentary intentionally avoids claiming cannabis cures cancer. Instead, it highlights how difficult it has been to gather the clinical evidence needed to answer that question.
- Several families describe using cannabis oil alongside chemotherapy in hopes of reducing nausea, improving appetite, easing pain, and helping their children tolerate treatment.
Wrap Up:
“Weed the People” is about parents trying to save their children when they feel they’ve run out of options. Whether you agree or not, it asks important questions about why research into potential treatments is so difficult.
Thanks for reading!
Heather Fenty, Guest Writer, Daily Doc