World Premiere
Cannabis Buyers Club
Tribeca NOW
| United States | 49 MINUTES | EnglishDocumentary, LGBTQIA+, Politics
Cannabis Buyers Club chronicles the most important unknown LGBTQ+ rights struggle of the 20th century. When a new disease ravages his community and the government doesn’t care, renegade pot dealer Dennis Peron leads a movement to help, heal, and fight back. Peron, a gay Vietnam vet, builds a pot empire in the middle of the war on drugs and fights politicians and police to save his friends. The definitive story of marijuana legalization in America.
Playing in: NOW Showcase B (Documentary Episodic)
Cast & Credits
Project Creator
Kip Andersen and Chris O'Connell
Director
Kip Andersen and Chris O'Connell
Producer
Chris O'Connell
Screenwriter
Adam Kaplan and Paul Marchand
Cinematographer
Chandler Desforges
Editor
Carter Feuerhelm
Executive Producer
Aaron Ohlmann, David Clair
Additional Editing
Max Goldblatt