Steven Moore If you are of the opinion that corporations run the world and see a powerful conspiracy supporting every policy with which you don't agree, this is the film to confirm your worldview. If you would like to be educated on the failure of marijuana prohibition, the first 45 minutes of this movie does a decent job. But then it spins out into a disjointed, paranoid analysis of everything from media to campaign finance to drug development and beyond. It is really disappointing to invest 45 minutes, be tantalized by the beginnings of a good argument for marijuana law reform, then watch it get more and more ridiculous. Anybody that subscribes to the conspiracy theories played out in the last hour or so of the movie are people who already think marijuana laws need reform. The second half of the movie kills the credibility of the first half. Most people who are undecided on the issue are going to be lost an hour into the movie. Missed opportunity to convey a powerful message.

MartinHafer This is only a fair documentary about the idea of legalizing marijuana. I have certainly seen better--mostly because the other documentaries had a much tighter focus as well as a more logical set of arguments. The film seems to not only call for the legalization of marijuana but also seems to be very pro-marijuana. To show this, the film often blends various experts with folks who just love to get high (such as Snoop Dog and some other rappers). What follows are MANY different sort of arguments concerning the positive reasons to legalize pot but as I mentioned above, it seems to often make some great points and then go off in another direction entirely-- overwhelming the viewer a bit. The same can be said for the very rapid inter-cutting of scenes---it is a bit overwhelming. Also, the film did occasionally make factual errors--claiming that hysteria and prosecution of pot began in the 1970s! This flies in the face of a lot of anti-pot films from the 1930s (such as "Reefer Madness") and the passage of the original laws banning pot. Overall, the film is convincing at times and makes a lot of good points but it also seems more like ill-focused propaganda.By the way, if you are wondering, I am pro-legalization and wanted to like this film far more than I did.

Matthew Nash First of all, I never usually write reviews, movie or product wise but having just finished watching this, I felt compelled to. I had no hesitation giving this movie ten out of ten! In order for me to feel like I haven't wasted 1-2 hours of my life watching a movie, I have one rule and at the end I ask myself a question. Did the movie I just watched make me feel anything. So many films that make the mainstream seem to be trying to stop us from feeling anything. The Cutlure High had the exact opposite effect on me. Despite what many might think, this movie is not just about pot legalisation. It is about personal freedom. Yours. Mine. Future generations to come. For when something such as a plant becomes illegal to consume, someone who doesn't even know you, who isn't even there, is taking away your right to decide what you may or may not put into your bodies. As explained in this movie, human beings only really learn from our mistakes. It's how we and Mother Nature have evolved. Trial and error. When the government takes away the trial, there can be no error and therefore no lesson. I am a live-in care worker. I look after a 92 year old man. When the doctors told him 2 years ago he had arthritis, they also subsequently told him there was nothing they could do but prescribe painkillers. I took to the Internet and started him on a regime of hemp oil shots twice a day every day. Since that very day, all swelling had disappeared. In the US it is illegal for just anyone to grow a plant like hemp just because it is too similar to its cousin. That is plain wrong. Watch this movie, I emplore you and once you have, care to share. It's movies like this that change the world! God knows we could do with some change. It's coming....

Lee Wright I really cannot put into words how amazing, powerful and moving this documentary was. My girlfriend and I watched it not expecting a lot, but we were very pleasantly surprised. In fact, those words do not even do it justice.I don't really have much further to add to the other 2 reviews, except that the score can only have been influenced by anti-drugs campaigners, so if you are generally swayed by that type of thing, please make aan exception in this case.It's another eye-opener into how our higher powers have manipulated and continue to manipulate and steer us. It shows us how those days might be coming to an end as we enter the next phase of the information age, and leave the dawn behind.If you have a brain and an even half-open mind you WILL find this extremely interesting.