Grass Is Greener
{{About|the 2019 documentary|similar uses|The Grass Is Greener (disambiguation)}}
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| director = Fab Five Freddy
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| starring = Snoop Dogg
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| distributor = Netflix
| released = {{Film date|2019|04|20}}
| runtime = 1 hour, 37 minutes
| country = U.S.
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Grass Is Greener is a documentary film about cannabis, which premiered on Netflix on April 20, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/april-2019-netflix-whats-coming-1203174280/|title=What's Coming to Netflix in April 2019|last=Nissen|first=Daniel|date=2019-03-28|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-04-08}}
Content
Grass Is Greener follows hip hop legend Fab Five Freddy as he uncovers the history of cannabis prohibition in the United States. He interviews many other popular artists, such as Snoop Dogg and B-Real from Cypress Hill, as well as attorneys, influencers, and people who were personally affected by drug convictions.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/grass-is-greener-trailer-fab-5-freddy-snoop-dogg-cannabis-marijuana-netflix/|title='Grass Is Greener' Trailer: Netflix Docu Is Lit With Facts About America's Relationship With Cannabis|first1=Dino-Ray|last1=Ramos|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=15 April 2019}}
The timeline starts in the 1920s jazz era where Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday were all targets under racist policies; and moves into the modern era where cannabis is a booming industry with an uncertain future.
See also
{{Portal|Cannabis|Film}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|10050782}}
Category:Documentary films about cannabis
Category:Netflix original documentary films
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