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New Medical Marijuana Documentary Sparks Dialogue about Legalization and Drug Policy Reform
“Code of the West” to screen in name of community
Date, 2013 — Your City, Your State — Ballot initiative victories in Colorado and Washington have brought a new political significance to the national conversation about marijuana policy. What happens next is vital.
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Set against the sweeping vistas of the Rockies, the steamy lamplight of marijuana grow houses, and the bustling halls of the State Capitol,Code of the Westexposesthe touching and powerful stories of those affected by the federal government’s recent crackdown on medical marijuana growers. This is the story of what happens when politics fail, emotions run high and communities pay the price.
“Code of the West” documents the Montana Legislature as it debates marijuana regulation and repeal of the Medical Marijuana Initiative that Montana voters passed in 2004. It follows key figures on each side of the debate, including drug policy reform activist Tom Daubert, and medical marijuana grower Chris Williams. Both were indicted after their former medical marijuana business, Montana Cannabis, was raided by federal agents in 2011. Both of their stories made national headlines as people across the country expressed outrage that state legal medical marijuana growers were facing decades in federal prison.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, but the federal government doesn’t recognize any legitimate medical use,” says film director Rebecca Richman Cohen. “The chance to explore the cultural and legal tensions at the heart of this divide drove me to make this film.”
Code of the Westis a cautionary tale for the days ahead, butalsoprovides some hard-earned lessons that we believe can make a difference in the way Americans think about marijuana laws and the way policymakers shape and implement them.
The screening of “Code of the West” at your location is part of a national tour of the film across the country, which began with the film’s premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX in March, 2012 and will continue through 2013.
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Filmmaker, Rebecca Richman Cohen, is available for interviews and press inquiries. Please contact Racing Horse Productions outreach coordinator, Cindy Burstein, for more information:
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