Anthony Hashem

{{Short description|American filmmaker}}

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Anthony Hashem is an American filmmaker from Jacksonville, Florida, who first made national and international headlines as the director and co-writer of the film "Mile High- The Comeback of Cannabis", a comedy documentary on the historic Colorado vote to legalize adult use marijuana.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/03/tom-tancredo-marijuana-documentary_n_5553382.html |title=Tom Tancredo Catches 'Contact Buzz' As Filmmaker Smokes Legal Weed |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=2014-07-03 |access-date=2017-01-25}}{{cite web|url=http://voidlive.com/mile-high-jacksonvilles-take-denver/ |title=Mile High ... Jacksonville's Own take on Denver - Void Magazine | Jacksonville Florida | North Florida Culture |website=Voidlive.com |access-date=2017-01-25}} Hashem debuted his film at the historic Mayan Theater in Denver where free cannabis was legally given to all attendees over 21 at the premiere per the new law documented in the film.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/mile-high-documentary-film-free-marijuana-offer-800381/ |title=Filmmakers offer free pot to see Mile High: The Comeback of Cannabis |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2014-07-07 |access-date=2017-01-25}}{{cite news|author=Ben Beaumont-Thomas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/08/free-marijuana-documentary-mile-high-colorado |title=Film-makers give away free marijuana to promote documentary | Film |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2017-01-25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14/tom-tancredo-marijuana_n_5585283.html |title=Former Congressman Scores Free, Legal Marijuana At Film Premiere |publisher=The Huffington Post |access-date=2017-01-25}}