''Weed Country'' is an American

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series that aired on the

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. The series premiered on February 20, 2013, during Discovery Channel's programming block titled "Weed Wednesdays". The series followed dealers, growers and patients of the

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trade located within the

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, along with the enforcers of the law at the

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's office.

Cast

* Mike Boutin, farmer * Tawni Boutin, farmer and wife of Mike Boutin * Matt Shotwell, a.k.a. Matt Greenwell, owner of Greenwell's Dispensary * Skweeze, Vallejo native and driver of the hooptie car for Matt Greenwell * Nathaniel Morris, cannabis activist and scientist * B.E. Smith, Aaron Smith, cannabis activist * Lieutenant Matt Thomson * Sheriff Jon E. Lopy * Sergeant Mike Gilley

Episodes

Criticism

Much like the Discovery Channel series '' Moonshiners'', ''Weed Country'' was criticized as a scripted television show promoted as an unscripted show. Matt Shotwell, the owner of Greenwell's Dispensary, faced criminal charges in connection with the raid and closure of the dispensary in Vallejo, California; charges against him were dismissed in 2013.

References

External links

* * 2013 American television series debuts 2013 American television series endings English-language television shows Discovery Channel original programming American television series about cannabis Cannabis in California {{US-tv-prog-stub