The Scientist

“The Scientist” is a documentary that traces the story of Nobel price nominee Dr Mechoulam from his early days......as a child of the Holocaust in Bulgaria, through his immigration to Israel, and his career as the chief investigator into the chemistry and biology of the world’s most misunderstood plant. Dr. Mechoulam ascertained that THC interacts with the largest receptor system in the human body, the endocannabinoid system (ECS).For further information please visit: http://mechoulamthescientist.com/
CNN's Dr Sanjay Gupta's Documentary On Weed. How Dr Sanjay Gupta Changed On His View On Medical Cannabis.

Medical Marijuana Primer With Michael Backes (2011)

A conversation with the brilliant Michael Backes, a Hollywood special effects consultant (films from Jurassic Park to Spider-Man 2) who also happens to be one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject of medicinal cannabis. If this is a topic that is of interest to you, you can be assured of finding what he says in this interview fascinating.

What If Cannabis Cured Cancer (2010)

What if Cannabis Cured Cancer summarizes the remarkable research findings of recent years about the cancer-protective effects of novel compounds in Cannabis.  Most medical doctors are not aware of this information and its implications for prevention and treatment. If we need more evidence that our current policy on cannabis is counterproductive and foolish, here it is. An excellent film.

Bringing Cannabis Back Into The Medicine Cabinet (2010)

Professor Les Iversen delivers the Inaugural President’s Public Lecture during the British Pharmacological Society Winter Meeting, London 2010. He shows a film of his visit to GW Pharmaceuticals to see exactly how Sativex is made. This is a brilliant lecture from the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the government’s chief drugs adviser.

Medicinal Cannabis And Its Impact On Human Health (2011)

In this myth shattering, information packed documentary, learn from physicians and leading researchers about medicinal cannabis and its demonstrated effects on human health. This game-changing movie presents the most comprehensive synopsis to date of the real science surrounding the world’s most controversial plant.

Clearing The Smoke: The Science Of Cannabis (2011)

Montana PBS: Clearing the Smoke reveals how cannabis acts on the brain and in the body to treat nausea, pain, epilepsy and potentially even cancer. Extensive interviews with patients, doctors, researchers and skeptics detail the promises and the limitations of medicinal cannabis.

Run From The Cure (2008)

After a serious head injury in 1997, Rick Simpson sought relief from his medical condition through the use of medicinal hemp oil. When Rick discovered that the hemp oil cured cancers and other illnesses, he tried to share it with as many people as he could free of charge – curing and controlling the illnesses of literally hundreds of people… but when the story went public, the long arm of the law snatched the medicine – leaving potentially thousands of people without their cancer treatments – and leaving Rick with unconstitutional charges of possessing and trafficking marijuana!

In this myth shattering, information packed documentary, learn from physicians and leading researchers about medicinal cannabis and its demonstrated effects on human health. This game-changing movie presents the most comprehensive synopsis to date of the real science surrounding the world’s most controversial plant.

In Pot We Trust (2007)

The medical use of marijuana is examined from every side of a very complex issue with this documentary that charts the suffering of four chronically ill patients whose reliance on the illegal drug as a pain killer is in jeopardy due to federal anti-narcotic legislation. Reform organizations, prohibitionist groups, politicians, drug war critics, scientists, and celebrities all get their say in this fascinating analysis.

Waiting To Inhale (2005)

Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate over marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States. Twelve states have passed legislation to protect patients who use medical marijuana. Yet opponents claim the medical argument is just a smokescreen for a different agenda– to legalize marijuana for recreation and profit. What claims are being made, and what are the stakes? Waiting to Inhale takes viewers inside the lives of patients who have been forever changed by illness—and parents who lost their children to addiction. Is marijuana really a gateway drug? What evidence is there to support the claim that marijuana can alleviate some of the devastating symptoms of AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis? Waiting to Inhale sheds new light on this controversy and presents shocking new evidence that marijuana could hold a big stake in the future of medicine.