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 enlarge | Director: Michael Blieden
Actors: Doug Benson, Alex Campbell, Don Duncan, Graham Elwood, Marc Emery
Studio: Screen Media
Category: Movie
Buy New: $3.99
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 473
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 91
ASIN: B001BA7QQY
Theatrical Release Date: April 20, 2008
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 "I Never Inhaled." September 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Like another pot documentary (Waiting to Inhale), this film falls flat on intelligent dialogue and production values. Doug Benson reveals himself not to be a stoner, so much as a comedian whose gimmick is marijuana. There are many scenes when Doug doesn't inhale, but puffs out his cheeks and quickly blows out the smoke. And when he does actually take a toke, we do not get to see the effects the drug has on him.
The cover of the DVD is the only thing the filmmakers put any effort into. This film is too much documentary, not enough Cheech & Chong. At no time does Doug seem to be "super high." Not funny and not enlightening.
 Could have been better.... August 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I am a proponent of both decriminalization and legalization (with regulations) so this review is not of the topic but the way it was presented. My review is basically that the topic was solid but Doug didn't follow it through. It's like writting a thesis paper and having a strong introduction and not enough information in the body of the paper. He could have done a lot more simply by giving more facts about marijuana and it's use. I expected something more like Super Size Me meets Grass, and sadly this isn't that movie.
A let down July 30, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Doug Benson is a funny comedian but I didn't find him to be very funny in this movie. I think he got stoned beyond the point of being funny most of the 30 days he was high. Most of the content about legislation was common knowledge so I didn't learn anything knew. The most interesting part to me was the closing of legal, medical cannabis stores in California due to discrepancies between federal and state laws regarding marijuana. In the movie they show cannabis stores in California being shut down by the DEA (federal officials) despite the state law which has legalizing it. It was very shocking to see stores get closed down at random and have their patient records as well as their supply of marijuana confiscated and never returned even after they were legally allowed to reopen. It really shows the holes in the legal system of the U.S. Other than that, I think the concept of the movie had a lot of potential but was neither funny nor informative for the most part.
interesting and funny July 22, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Overall it was interesting and funny. It had some slow moments and spent too much time on California's prop 215. Doug Benson looks the same stone as he does sober, and his jokes didn't suffer when he wasn't high. It's worth an hour and half of your time to for a few good laughs.
I was expecting it to be funnier.... July 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love DB and was really excited for this movie. It was a little bit of a letdown :(
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