Waiting
To Inhale
Documentary
(54
min.)
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Waiting
To Inhale |
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This
new documentary from veteran filmmaker Jed Riffe (Ishi, the Last Yahi),
explores the battle between patients, doctors, activists and government
officials over the legalization of medical marijuana, featuring the
stories of individuals whose lives have been uniquely affected by drug use
or abuse. Scientists around the world, from Israel to Canada, from Great
Britain to the Netherlands, are currently conducting groundbreaking
studies that indicate the potential of marijuana to effectively treat
symptoms of nausea, pain and spasticity in individuals who suffer from
illnesses such as AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and glaucoma.
In rapidly increasing numbers, these patients are coming forward to
discuss how marijuana has improved their health. However, the United
States government has continued to resist funding clinical studies of
medical marijuana. Waiting to Inhale examines the controversy from a
multifaceted perspective that is medical, cultural, ethical and historical
in its scope.
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