Weed Wars

Steve DeAngelo illuminates some pot within the convenience of his home in Discoverys Weed Wars. Created by Braverman Prods. Executive producer, Chuck Braverman co-executive producer/director, Alex Braverman series producer, Josh Cole supervisory producer, Mathilde Bittner lead editor, Andrew Schrader. 60 MIN.With: Steve DeAngelo, Andrew DeAngelo, David Weddingdress.If half the fight the truth is TV is finding colorful figures, "Weed Wars" already appears like a champion. Concentrating on a medical-marijuana dispensary in Concord, the show features an eccentric lot who fight the great battle to distribute their product and freely partake from it -- such as the guy who walks around inside a tie-dyed dress. Experts might check this out as romanticizing the participants or becoming a gateway to harder shows -- "Heroin Hustlers?" "Crack Crusaders?" -- but it is really only a typical family-business saga, although using the threat of the contact high. Any program of the variety eats drama, that could be an issue once the cast is within a cannabis-fueled condition of relaxation. Fortunately, the premiere offers the same as an existential threat -- a tax problem that, if conflicting, will pressure shutting lower the Harborside Health Center. The partners range from the aforementioned co-founder, David Weddingdress (yes, he transformed his title), however the focus is on executive director Steve DeAngelo, who wears his hair in lengthy braids and turns up late for any meeting while he selects to swing by work with a stress-reducing cannabis edible. DeAngelo describes the bigger mission as "dangerous" and "harmful" because of the hostility of local authorities, and dispatches his brother, Harborside G.M. Andrew, to plead their situation towards the city council. Will the middle survive? Therein lies the suspense, but that is just area of the story. Addressing your camera, Steve describes themself in evangelical terms -- "a real estate agent of change," because he puts it, "who's trying to bring the reality regarding the cannabis plant towards the relaxation around the globe.Inch "Weed Wars" also provides some intriguing and unpredicted surprises, such as the guy who left the mortgage business to visit grow topnotch weed -- and feels a lot more wholesome doing that than prodding individuals with crappy credit ratings to purchase houses they cannot afford. Clearly, the title is supposed to grab attention, but "Weed Wars" (potential became a member of on Discovery by another contraband show, "Moonshiners") presents its cool combatants with just the vaguest aroma of condescension, and really should look for a fairly receptive audience subset one of many People in america who view smoking pot like a law they've little difficulty breaking. Unless of course, you realize, individuals folks forget to look at. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com