Waiting to Inhale, by Jed Riffe -  Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate surrounding marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States. As seriously ill patients demand laws to protect their right to use medical marijuana, opponents claim their argument is just a smokescreen for a different agenda--to legalize the drug altogether. How did America go from Reefer Madness mania to permitting the first clinical trials using smoked cannabis in decades? And what evidence is there that marijuana can alleviate the devastating symptoms of AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis? Waiting to Inhale takes the viewer from underground pot clubs to the U. S. Supreme Court; from an Israeli scientists laboratory to massive government-approved marijuana greenhouses outside London. The film goes inside the lives of patients who have been forever changed by illness--and parents who have lost children to drug overdoses and believe marijuana is the culprit. Above all, Waiting to Inhale sheds new light on the controversy and presents shocking new evidence that marijuana could hold a big stake in the future of medicine. Important note about pricing: If you are a professor or student planning on using the video in a classroom setting please have your academic institution or union purchase the video at the institutional price. Simply contact the seller for that information. This will insure that: 1) The institution has legally acquired the public performance rights to use the video as a curricular resource; 2) All faculty/students/members have access to the video and; 3) Independent filmmakers who produce videos such as Waiting to Inhale, and who depend on DVD sales to cover production costs, can continue to carry out their work. Thank you for your support! - (Amazon Description)

California Chronicals of Medical Marijuana - Hallinan, Mikuriya, et al -

This new documentary gives an overview and update of the legal and emotional battles California voters have fought in their efforts to decriminalize medical marijuana. It includes recent scientific studies that indicate new therapeutic uses for this ancient plant. There are interviews with Terrence Hallinan, the former District Attorney of San Francisco, Dr. Todd Mikuriya, the recently deceased marijuana scholar and activist whose obituary appeared in TIME Milestones, and other advocates for legalization including representatives from NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), ASA (Americans for Safe Access), and FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums). Although the triumph of Proposition 215 made it possible for California residents to grow their own medicine and possess small amounts for personal use, the refusal of the Federal government to honor this state law has created ongoing problems and uncertainties. This documentary hopes to help resolve these issues. It also seeks to redefine the image of the marijuana smoker in the eyes of the general public from that of the stoned slacker to that of responsible patient. The opening of legal cannabis dispensaries, or pot clubs, is examined, and their advantages and disadvantages considered. (Amazon Description)

Medical Marijuana Grow Guide ( Two Disc Set ) -

The nicest produced video on the subject. Medical Marijuana Education created this "how to" video to walk someone step by step into growing at home like a pro. They talk to experts giving you the inside knowledge and secrets they use. You will see first-hand from professional, experienced growers how to control every aspect of the plant as it flowers. You will experience 3D walk through animations of creating a grow space and see how easy it is to instantly get started growing at home. (Amazon description)

Jorge Cervante's Ultimate Grow DVD -

Since 1983, acclaimed international cannabis cultivation writer Jorge Cervantes has sold over 500,000 copies of his book Indoor Marijuana Horticulture, while contributing common sense advice about marijuana growing to dozens of publications. (Amazon description)

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High , directed by Brett Harvey 

Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how the marijuana industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal.

Grass - narrated by Woody Harrelson -

Consider this a documentary for those who inhaled. Ron Mann's playful portrait of marijuana in America is less a social history than an examination of the government's systematic seven-decade campaign to demonize the devil's weed: the conspiracy against cannabis! Through government documents, period newsreels, and clips from hysterical educational scare films and campy overheated features (like High on the Range and the cult classic Reefer Madness), Mann reveals a systematic policy of misinformation to (he argues) justify the billions spent on the losing war on drugs. Well researched if one-sided and occasionally questionable in its own assertions (aren't there any side effects to this wonder weed?), this witty history lesson is charged with raucous energy and a satirical slant. Mann and his easygoing narrator Woody Harrelson may be preaching to the converted, but it's a hilarious sermon. Pass the munchies! --Sean Axmaker

Dan Rather Reports - Medical Marijuana (HD Net # 206) -

Dan Rather examines the medical marijuana program in California, then travels to Israel to interview Raphael Mechoulam, PhD.