This documentary does a great job showing how California's pot industry went from being artistic expression to big business. The artists who once cultivated the world's best weed have been sidelined for the big business that took over after legalization. The legalization movement was done once big business was ready to come in and commoditize marijuana. Small farmers have been shut down and now California has a short list of average strains that never impress an old pot smoker like me. I voted against legalization because I saw this coming. It is sad to see the California farmers put out of business by over regulation. Good documentary that I almost didn't watch because the name was off putting.
Then there's the story that drives this miniseries about how inept and corrupt the police are in this part of California. That elevates the story and kept me captivated. Why would the police fail to prosecute a murder when there's a body and a confession that 8 people witnessed? The FBI also pretended to look at the murder and blew off the victim's family. While the police are a necessary evil they are also just as corrupt and lazy and the criminals they investigate or pretend to investigate. A real eye-opener.
Then there's the story that drives this miniseries about how inept and corrupt the police are in this part of California. That elevates the story and kept me captivated. Why would the police fail to prosecute a murder when there's a body and a confession that 8 people witnessed? The FBI also pretended to look at the murder and blew off the victim's family. While the police are a necessary evil they are also just as corrupt and lazy and the criminals they investigate or pretend to investigate. A real eye-opener.