How Weed Legalization in California is Changing Cannabis Culture

How Weed Legalization in California is Changing Cannabis Culture

Luxury cannabis products have emerged that cater to an elevated customer. The quintessential “stoner” stereotype is far outdated, and much like streetwear over the past couple of years, something that was once “underground” is starting to find its footing and the beginning of an entirely new luxury consumer marketplace.

Shot in LA, we take a closer look at several well-known cannabis brands and shops taking cannabis culture to the next level. The documentary also examines the past, present, and future of the California’s industry.

Credits

Executive Producers
David Fischer
Jeff Carvalho

Producers
J. Andrew Keegan
Jian DeLeon

Written By
Jian DeLeon
J. Andrew Keegan

Director
Mark Choi
J. Andrew Keegan

Editor
Mark Choi
Robin Thomson
Evan Thompson

Camera
Chrissy Lu
Mark Choi
Robin Thomson
Evan Thompson

Art Direction
Thai Tran
Maria Ferraresi

Motion Graphics
Thai Tran
Robert Simmons

Sound
Sonia Manalili

Music
Will Score

Special Thanks
Jim Walsh
Evan Thompson
Neuhouse, Los Angeles
Lowell Herb, Co
Beboe
Bloom Farms
Mister Green
Med Men
Claudia Garcia
Lauren St.Clair
Taylor Osumi
AJ Fay
The Elder Statesman
WeedMaps

Premiere Sponsor
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50 Comments

  1. B E on May 15, 2022 at 6:25 am

    Promotional video: Marketing at its best —with all the accoutrements outlined.



  2. Andres Valenzuela on May 15, 2022 at 6:25 am

    its all about the benjamins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



  3. Qwest Ion E very thing on May 15, 2022 at 6:26 am

    marijuana hinders the learning of complicated tasks. FACT. too much marijuana makes you slow and kinda stupid FACT



  4. Dine on May 15, 2022 at 6:27 am

    Pretentious hipsters 🤦‍♂️🤣



  5. Alejandro Francisco on May 15, 2022 at 6:28 am

    You gonn legalize it. Dont use the law to rip people off.
    Money from sales.Are going back to politicians in the form of taxes.
    Just another gang moving on the block



  6. Woke Af on May 15, 2022 at 6:30 am

    Fuck Reagan



  7. bernard miller on May 15, 2022 at 6:34 am

    It’s still illegal in California. The only place you can smoke it is inside your house. The feds can still arrest and seize your product. The police can still charge you for possession if someone complains of its odor under federal act laws regarding possession and distribution. Captain Herbalife your snow blind if you think it’s still okay to light up in public.



  8. Caio Monteiro on May 15, 2022 at 6:34 am

    I don’t want it to happen here in Brazil. Weed is to be grown inside homes inhabited by general people, not produced by big companies in farms owned by millionaire men.
    Homes vs Farms
    Grown vs produced
    General people vs Millionaire men



  9. Will Thomas on May 15, 2022 at 6:35 am

    The east coast is too Guerrilla we don’t have nothing over here.



  10. kelron koobis on May 15, 2022 at 6:36 am

    This is painfull



  11. E S on May 15, 2022 at 6:37 am

    most of these guys produce crap



  12. Philip Argo on May 15, 2022 at 6:37 am

    Two minutes in and they say these two things: Reefer madness began in the 60s (no, the fear and craze that led to criminalization was in the 30s), and that in the 80s, the Reagan administration declared the war on drugs- wrong, it was started by Nixon, and Elvis of all people was the first drug Czar.
    If you are going to produce content, it should be accurately based in fact if you’re trying to change minds. This is a juvenile attempt.



  13. SilliVilliN on May 15, 2022 at 6:37 am

    Yeah, "edibles were always great or terrible, Russian roulette". Right, ok.These guys talk like we were too stupid to know what we were growing and using.
    Pretty pretentious.



  14. JP on May 15, 2022 at 6:38 am

    Does anyone in this video mean what they say? Do they know they are lying?



  15. Andrew Batts on May 15, 2022 at 6:40 am

    The Democratic liberals bought in all the way with tough on drug crime. Look at Kamala Harris, who claimed she smoked down to 2Pac and biggie, while she was helping out people away for years for small time possession



  16. 123idreamjeannie on May 15, 2022 at 6:41 am

    Of course law enforcement wants their cut of the taxes before they talk about non violent weed “offenders”
    As for change in weed culture, black market quality was way better, you know this



  17. SilliVilliN on May 15, 2022 at 6:48 am

    Fuck corporate greed. Save your money, find a good grower, spend locally. If you have too much money buy some green for the less fortunate. Better than giving these yuppie gentrification pushers it.
    Actually kinda glad some of these products n companies went under.



  18. Sammy Sam on May 15, 2022 at 6:48 am

    I’m willingly to bet these products thc/thca levels are no higher than 12%-17% that’s not "luxury" according to luxury standards. Just appealing to wealthy people who care more about being seen with a brand than they do about the time put into making the quality of thc/thca/cbd. And it’s obvious they’re already planning and working to push out smaller dispensaries and fund politicians to make laws that takes our recreational rights away. I guarantee they’re going to try and do just that



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  21. joseph bvr on May 15, 2022 at 6:50 am

    Im pretty sure california is a prison now. People living in cars n sewers. All businesses shut down. All by design.



  22. Blood Moon Comix on May 15, 2022 at 6:52 am

    This video has strong "legal market supremacy" feel to it! I wonder why?!
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  24. Lord Nelson Mc.Billionberg on May 15, 2022 at 6:55 am

    Cannabis is really responsible for psychosis!!



  25. dark side on May 15, 2022 at 6:56 am

    Who smoking weed looking at the video



  26. Fadli Muhammad on May 15, 2022 at 6:58 am

    Act bigger investment best of luck



  27. Daniel Küng on May 15, 2022 at 6:59 am

    How weed lagalization shows that other lands like switzerland only keep the illegalization for theyre own purposes in the background its for lobbyists and for them we are a cow the land is the farm and the money is the milk we are everything not the politiks theyre despencable in every way we are everything and they treat us like property we are waste for them it a mainthing sad but its fucking true 🤬🤬 👉👁⚖ 🕰🚀🗽🕍🕌⛪🍷💵🗝🛠⚒🧫🧪📡⚖political religious dogma will be our end its theyr start of nothing man sollte sie alle an die wand stellen diese parasitären nebenexistenzen



  28. Matt M on May 15, 2022 at 6:59 am

    I don’t need crappy I I didn’t need luxury items I need good cannabis legalized in all 50 states and the people in jail for pot to be released now!



  29. Qwest Ion E very thing on May 15, 2022 at 6:59 am

    this fkn idiot just compared a fine bottle of wine to cannabis. thats like saying cocaine and heroin are similar drugs.



  30. Whata.Bastard on May 15, 2022 at 7:00 am

    No thanks



  31. Lash Leroux on May 15, 2022 at 7:00 am

    from now on, i will only "blast joints",,,,, no more smoking doobies for me, World. i’m over 40.



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  35. hamidullah hamidi on May 15, 2022 at 7:04 am

    Seeing another Asian reaching his American dream (befriending a white American) is Cringe. I don’t remember the last time I’ve seen an Asian girl with a Hispanic or black guy! Don’t judge me just make this observation for the next few weeks and you’ll see what I’m talking about. I feel like Asian people in general the girls are always trying to be with a white guy because I don’t see them proud of their background. To me it seems like they’re trying to do anything to run away from it. Naming their kids the most white names in US hahahaha
    Sorry guys just my observation!



  36. Harald von Hinten on May 15, 2022 at 7:05 am

    4:06 Being progressive, in the sense of today, is NOT a good thing. I’m hoping not all Cannabis users and entrepenours would call themselves "progressives".



  37. Неизвестно Неизвестно on May 15, 2022 at 7:05 am

    Amazing documentary!



  38. Ricky Spanish on May 15, 2022 at 7:08 am

    I am sooooooo god damn envious of those American brothers and sisters man, I live in the UK so I can’t just walk to the dispensary and pick my strain or snag some edibles or grab me some moonrocks or dabs, I do it the old fashioned way…..grow it or buy it and of late it’s been the latter. We get some superb weed here in the UK, a lot of good Haze, Lemon Haze is a regular. A lot of Star Dawg and Purple Star Dawg, Icecream Cake, GSC, Wedding Cake, those types of strains where I am from. I have smoked weed more than half my life, from 13 years old to 45 I’ve been a long time connoisseur and advocate for weed. Weed has many uses from cosmetics to food, but my personal favourite is to smoke it or eat it. Why shouldn’t we enjoy the fruits of the earth? I hope that the UK follows suit one day, there’s some sweet growers just waiting for it to happen.



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  50. Underdog Rising on May 15, 2022 at 7:23 am

    I haven’t bought weed at a store since it was legalized. I had a medical recommendation for years. The taxes are just ridiculously high. Over 30% in some counties. Lower those taxes and I’ll become a costumer again. I’m fine with paying a tax. Just not at this rate.