''Weed Wars'' is an American reality-documentary television series that documents a popular medical
marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center, in
Oakland, California. The series premiered on the
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...
on December 1, 2011.
The series has since been cancelled.
In regards to their intentions by allowing their business to be documented for television,
Steve DeAngelo
Steve DeAngelo (born June 12, 1958) is an American cannabis rights activist and advocate for cannabis reform in the United States.
Career
DeAngelo is co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Harborside Inc., a publicly-traded company on the Canadi ...
has said, "We wanted to be a model to other dispensaries, most of
hichhave a media phobia. We wanted to tell our story and we gave Discovery complete access so that people could make up their own minds... There are a lot of stereotypes about who comes to these dispensaries, but viewers will see our customers cover a huge cross-section of the population – age, race and economic classes. They will also see how Harborside treats cannabis as a medicine, and we have a high standard of medical care."
Premise
The series is mainly focused on the employees of the
marijuana dispensary and the day-to-day aspects of running the business. It also chronicles the various customers to the store, as well as both large-scale growers and smaller, patient cannabis growers who are allowed to grow a limited number of plants.
Episodes
References
External links
{{Portal, Cannabis, Television
''Weed Wars'' on Discovery.com
2010s American documentary television series
2011 American television series debuts
2011 American television series endings
American television series about cannabis
Discovery Channel original programming
Medicinal use of cannabis
Television shows set in Oakland, California
Television in the San Francisco Bay Area
Cannabis in California