Evergreen: The Road to Legalization

First Run Features | Release Date: June 13, 2014

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GunRightsGuyOct 27, 2014

This is a subject that is very important to me, as legalization of cannabis is a human rights issue, so I had a strong incentive to really like this film. I got less than 7 minutes into it and just had to turn it off.

This is nothing moreThis is a subject that is very important to me, as legalization of cannabis is a human rights issue, so I had a strong incentive to really like this film. I got less than 7 minutes into it and just had to turn it off.

This is nothing more than opinionated whining and emotional content that will be instantly rejected by opponents of legalization. If I turned it off that quickly, what do you think opponents will do? For this reason alone, Evergreen does more harm than good because it appeals to only those who already agree with its premise, so why waste the time?

Evergreen also unnecessarily starts beating the viewer over the head with politics right away, which is another mechanism for polarizing viewers into two groups: those who finish watching the film, and those who don't. I mean, this is a film about "How it was done in Washington," not "What we want," right? So why not just stick to that? With all that going for them, they should have written the film as "This is the recipe we followed to achieve these results."

And make no mistake just because of my user name: I'm a staunch advocate of LGBT rights, banking reform, everything the ACLU stands for, etc. If this had been a film on gun rights but had been treated in the same fashion, I would have disgustedly turned it off after a few short minutes, too.

If you want to see a great film on why we should legalize cannabis (admittedly not the focus of Evergreen), watch The Culture High, which also premiered this year. It is fact-based, it never whines, and you are left with a chill seeing all the under-the-table government dealings we never consider. It is the kind of film that could easily change people's minds.… Expand

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