Krishna meets growers in CA whose farms are threatened by corporate interests.
Overview
VICE correspondent Krishna Andavolu chronicles the science, culture, and economics of the emerging “green” economy. Each episode explores the impact of marijuana legalization across the United States and internationally, examining how people on all sides of this issue are reacting to the growing popularity and acceptance of this remarkable plant.
Episodes
S01E01 Stoned Kids
February 29, 2016
The next big thing in medical marijuana might be cancer therapy. But with little hard evidence, families whose kids have cancer are taking matters into their own hands.
Krishna travels to Colorado, meeting families who've relocated to seek medical pot and starry-eyed ganjapreneurs trying to strike gold in America's Marijuana Mecca.
Krishna travels to Congo to meet the mbuti pygmies, female dealers and farmers in rebel territories who all smoke and sell weed as a way of eking out a living.