Grass (1999)

6.6/10 • 80 min • Documentary

Overview

Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how the United States has demonized a relatively harmless drug.

Cast

Woody Harrelson

Narrator (voice)

Tommy Chong

Self (archive footage)

Cheech Marin

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Gerald Ford

Self (archive footage)

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Chevy Chase

Self (archive footage)

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