MOVIE · 2018
Weed the People
Documentary98 min
When conventional cancer treatment leaves families searching for anything that might help their children, they turn to cannabis oil sourced outside the medical system. This documentary follows parents including Tracy Ryan and Sheila Kephart as they navigate childhood cancer, underground suppliers, and the legal risks of using marijuana as medicine. Physician Donald Abrams and researcher Amanda Reiman add medical and policy context, tracing how decades of U.S. restrictions have limited cannabis research even as some lab studies point to anti-cancer potential. The film stays close to the families’ day-to-day decisions while asking why access remains so tightly controlled.
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