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The Grass Is Greener - Firemon - 04-28-2019
Netflix has released a documentary on ganja called “The Grass Is Greener” that focuses on the links between ganja and pop culture.
https://jamaicans.com/netflix-releases-film-on-ganja-featuring-bunny-wailer-and-junior-gong-marley/
RE: The Grass Is Greener - Firemon - 05-01-2019
But cannabis was also making is mark in other countries, especially Jamaica, where the rise of the Rastafarian movement and reggae shook off the remnants of British colonialism. “When Rasta emerged, it was seen almost like a cult, and people were scared. We get so used to the images of Peter Tosh and Bob Marley and songs like ‘One Love,’ that we kind of forget that really these guys were real rebels,” musician Damian Marley, Bob’s youngest son, says in the new Netflix documentary.
https://www.newsweek.com/netflix-documentary-420-playlist-grass-greener-smoke-weed-every-day-1401913
Grass is Green is brimming over with all the music it takes to have a great 420, but it’s also a poignant reminder of the suffering spread by the war on drugs. It ends with a simple message: “Legalize It.”