Evergreen: The Road to Legalization

Released Jun 13, 2014

1h 26m

Documentary

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100+ Ratings

A chronicle of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington state shows the issue from the perspectives of both pro- and anti-initiative groups.

Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

A taut, thorough chronicle of the 2012 campaign to pass Initiative 502 - which proposed legalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use - "Evergreen" is an energetic study of a hard-fought battle.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 26, 2014

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Sean Fitz-Gerald

Denver Post

Portraying emotion and devil's advocacy are this balanced film's strong suits.

Jun 20, 2014

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Dual focus on the need to end the ineffective, destructive "war on drugs" and broader questions of political compromise gives director Riley Morton's film particular resonance.

Jun 19, 2014

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Jamie S. Rich

Oregonian

...does what most activist documentaries about hot-button issues don't: It successfully shows all sides of the argument.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 4, 2014

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

...a conventional and straightforward documentary...[but] well done and well worth seeing if you have any interest in either pot or the political process.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 24, 2014

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Ron Wilkinson

It's Just Movies

Although there is little new in this film, in either information or presentation, it is an accurate and detailed documentation of how the law works right.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 19, 2014

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Synopsis

A chronicle of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington state shows the issue from the perspectives of both pro- and anti-initiative groups.

Director: Riley Morton
Producer: Riley Morton, Nils Cowan, Jason Reid
Screenwriter: Nils Cowan
Distributor: First Run
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.4K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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