Waiting to Inhale examines the
current debate over legalizing medical marijuana in the United States.
What are the claims being made, and what are the stakes? Ten states
have passed legislation permitting medical marijuana, but opponents
claim that patients who advocate legalization are only smokescreens for
the legalization of marijuana altogether.
Waiting to Inhale explores every side of the conflict, taking
viewers inside the lives of individuals whose lives have been uniquely
affected by terminal illness and drug use. Is marijuana really a
gateway drug? Is there scientific evidence to support the claim that
marijuana can treat the painful symptoms of illnesses such as cancer,
AIDS and multiples sclerosis? The film sheds new light on this
controversial struggle, presenting exclusive access to the first
medical studies on smoked cannabis to take place in over thirty years.
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2005 Winner -
CINE Golden Eagle Award
2005 Winner - Best Documentary Feature, Eureka! International Film
Festival
2005 Winner - Gold Special Jury "Remi" Award 38th Annual WorldFest-Houston
2005 Co-Winner - Best Documentary Film/Video, The New Jersey
International Film Festival
Produced and directed by Jed Riffe,
Co-produced and written by Katherine Covell,
Edited by Maureen Gosling,
Cinematography by Vicente Franco.
