The best weed TV shows you should be watching
Although there’s money and talent behind many weed series, none have been successful (or very good, to be honest).
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Despite marijuana’s acceptance, there’s one area that’s sorely missing improvement: TV. For the most part, weed TV shows don’t know how to get it right. Like most societal issues, cannabis is a thorny topic, one that seems hard to seamlessly thread into a narrative.
Netflix has tried to bring weed to the forefront, developing different programs such as “Disjointed” and “Cooking on High.” Although there’s money and talent behind these series, none have been successful (or very good, to be honest), highlighting situations where cannabis is used as a gimmick and a way of gaining views instead of a tool to develop intriguing and relatable storylines.
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While there’s plenty of room for improvement within the weed TV show landscape, there are shows that have succeeded with amazing results. Interestingly enough, these programs tend to be half-hour comedies, weaving in the political with everyday experiences of people who like to smoke weed.
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Here are the best cannabis-centric shows to add to your watch-list.
Mary-Louise Parker played pot-dealing mom, Nancy Botwin, in Weeds.
Weeds
“Weeds” is an old show with an already dated premise, but it still works. Nancy Botwin is a mother of two whose husband just passed away and is left with all sorts of debts and challenges. Of course, her next step is to start selling illegal weed to her rich neighbours to earn some extra cash. Developed by Jenji Kohan, who created “Orange is the New Black”, “Weeds” is a comedy that’s also a drama, with different degrees of success per season. Throughout its eight-year run, the show managed to stay innovative and funny, and always featured a complex lead character. It’s also a time capsule of sorts, set during a time when weed was more taboo than it is now, offering glimpses of the present in which we’re living in. It can be streamed on Netflix.
High Maintenance
“High Maintenance” is an anthology series bound together by The Guy, a weed delivery man who works in New York. “High Maintenance” is the rare anthology series that’s consistent. Unlike most anthology programs out there that are strung together by a few great episodes and a bunch of filler, “High Maintenance” manages to tell engrossing and human stories that never overstay their welcome and that are particularly rewarding for New Yorkers. Watch “High Maintenance” on HBO.
FILE: Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are BFFs living in New York City in the Comedy Central Series Broad City.
Broad City
Another great New York show is “Broad City” which, despite focusing on the messes and adventures of two best friends, is also an ode to weed. In every season, you can reliably find an episode where cannabis facilitates or hinders Abbi’s and Ilana’s adventures, all with hilarious and surprisingly touching results. “Broad City” has many fans and consists of four short seasons of half-hour episodes, making it the perfect binge for any mood. You can stream the full show on Hulu.
That 70’s Show
Despite the decades that have passed, “That 70’s Show” remains a weirdly ambitious sitcom. Lasting eight seasons made up of more than 20 episodes each, it’s an iconic show that managed to cultivate a very devoted fan base. “That 70’s Show” follows a group of teen friends and their parents, using a backdrop of the 1970s that informs all story lines, addressing politics, the sexual revolution and weed, all in sneaky PG-13 ways. Watching the show as an adult proves to be a different experience, especially once you realize that the notable circle scenes are made up of friends and sometimes parents, sitting around in a circle smoking weed, as one does. It can be streamed on Netflix.
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Although there’s money and talent behind many weed series, none have been successful (or very good, to be honest).
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| Wernard Bruining | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| James Burton | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
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| Henk de Vries | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Ben Dronkers | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Carry Hamburger | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Ad Hamers | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Bee Iamtrakul | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Rachel Imamkhan | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Dirk Karst | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Bob Keizer | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| George Knap | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Geert-Jan Knoops | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Ethan Nadelmann | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Sidney Smeets | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Winnie Sorgdrager | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Gerard Spong | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Jack Teitelman | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Dries van Agt | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Gerrit van der Burg | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Charles van der Voort | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Frans van Laarhoven | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Johan van Laarhoven | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Henkjan van Vliet | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
| Reinier van Zutphen | . | Self 1 episode, 2020 | |
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What a small country can be great at – or can it? Dutch-grown cannabis was a Dutch export product like cheese and Cruyff. But how can our policy of tolerance be consonant with the incarceration of cannabis king Johan van Laarhoven in ‘the hell of Bangkok’ – thanks to our own Public Prosecutor? Cannabis looks at the history of the Dutch soft drugs policy since the 1970s. Against the backdrop of a 50-year policy of tolerance, it tells the story of the rise and fall of cannabis king Johan van Laarhoven (convicted in Thailand to 103 years in prison). While Van Laarhoven is languishing in his cell, the film reveals that not Thailand but the Netherlands was behind his arrest. The seeds for the hunt for Van Laarhoven were already sown in the late 1970s. This debunks the myth of the Netherlands as an exemplary constitutional state. Written by Netherlands Film Festival
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With Wouter Bos, Frank Bovenkerk, Wernard Bruining, James Burton. What a small country can be great at – or can it? Dutch-grown cannabis was a Dutch export product like cheese and Cruyff. But how can our policy of tolerance be consonant with the incarceration of cannabis king Johan van Laarhoven in ‘the hell of Bangkok’ – thanks to our own Public Prosecutor? Cannabis looks at the history of the Dutch soft drugs policy since the 1970s. Against the backdrop of a …