Weed Wars is an American reality-documentary television series that documents a popular medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center, in Oakland, California. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on December 1, 2011.[1] The series has since been cancelled.[2]
| Weed Wars | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Cameo Wallace Chuck Braverman |
| Running time | 42 minutes (excluding commercials) |
| Production company | Braverman Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | December 1 – December 22, 2011 |
In regards to their intentions by allowing their business to be documented for television, Steve DeAngelo has said, "We wanted to be a model to other dispensaries, most of [which] have a media phobia. We wanted to tell our story and we gave Discovery complete access so that people could make up their own minds... There are a lot of stereotypes about who comes to these dispensaries, but viewers will see our customers cover a huge cross-section of the population – age, race and economic classes. They will also see how Harborside treats cannabis as a medicine, and we have a high standard of medical care."[3]
Premise edit
The series is mainly focused on the employees of the marijuana dispensary and the day-to-day aspects of running the business. It also chronicles the various customers to the store, as well as both large-scale growers and smaller, patient cannabis growers who are allowed to grow a limited number of plants.[4][5]
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "World's Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary" | December 1, 2011 | 1.359[6] |
| 2 | "Federal Crackdown" | December 8, 2011 | 0.979[7] |
| 3 | "Harborside's Employee Betrayal" | December 15, 2011 | 1.044[8] |
| 4 | "Harborside's Alternative 4/20 Celebration" | December 22, 2011 | 1.328[9] |
References edit
- ^ Schwartz, Carly (November 30, 2011). "'Weed Wars,' Reality Show About Medical Marijuana In Oakland, Premieres December 1". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ "Discovery Cancels 'Weed Wars'". Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ McKay, Hollie (December 8, 2011). "'Weed Wars' Goes Inside Medical Marijuana Dispensary". Fox News. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ Seitz, Matt (December 1, 2011). "On "Weed Wars," drug clichés go up in smoke". Salon.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ Hinckley, David (November 24, 2011). "Discovery's new marijuana show 'Weed Wars' looks at what happens after the legalization war". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
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