The Green Standard

In 2016, state lawmakers petitioned the DEA to undo federal restrictions on cannabis. In its letter of rejection, maintaining a Schedule I classification alongside heroin and PCP, the DEA stated that cannabis has "no accepted medical use." Enter THE GREEN STANDARD – a people's account of pot, prejudice, and the fight against prohibition. Filmed over a year throughout America, the surprising highs and uncomfortable lows of the men, women, and children on all sides of the issue are revealed. From Colorado's refugee families battling for their kids' lives to anti-legalization activists crying foul over the entire movement, America's evolving perceptions of this storied plant are explored alongside criminalization's untold costs. (Dances With Films)