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Thu May 19 2011 (Updated 05/21/11)
Activist San Diego Screens Medical Cannabis Film
"Impact on Human Health" Documentary Produced in San Diego Exposes Lies About Marijuana
A new film, Medical Cannabis and Its Impact on Human Health, exposes the lies about the medical use of marijuana that led the San Diego City Council to enact a virtual ban on dispensaries in the city. Director James Schmachtenberger, who works at a local dispensary, appeared with the film on April 30th at a showing sponsored by Activist San Diego. The film is a bit dry, and even Schmachtenberger describes it as not especially entertaining, but it lays out the facts about marijuana's medical uses and makes the case for allowing the substance to be used to treat disease and preserve health.
The aim of the film was to counteract the claims of dumb politicians and so-called “prevention experts” who pounce on all uses of cannabis as evil — and make wildly false claims to do so.
“Our approach was to talk to the experts … traveling up and down the state for interviews with the professionals,” explained Schmachtenberger.
“We released it only two months ago, and it has gone viral, seen in 62 countries,” he reported.
Read more | MarijuanaMovie.org
The aim of the film was to counteract the claims of dumb politicians and so-called “prevention experts” who pounce on all uses of cannabis as evil — and make wildly false claims to do so.
“Our approach was to talk to the experts … traveling up and down the state for interviews with the professionals,” explained Schmachtenberger.
“We released it only two months ago, and it has gone viral, seen in 62 countries,” he reported.
Read more | MarijuanaMovie.org
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