jeudi 24 octobre 2013

Inspiring Change Through The Grow Jamaica Movie

By Elena McDowell


The Grow Jamaica movie was inspired by a book with a similar title written by Leeroy Campbell and Janice Campbell. The front cover of the text sums up the authors' perspective on cannabis with four words, food, fuel, fiber and medicine encapsulating the plant's many uses. As with the book, the film extols the many benefits of a plant widely known as marijuana and proposes its formal and legal acceptance in Jamaican society.

A film cannot exist without a cast and this one is no exception to this rule. A dynamic cast helps to spread the message which is essentially the value of marijuana. One of the authors of the text Leeroy Campbell is among the cast. He is joined by Oliver Samuels, a star player in Jamaica's acting industry and Stephen Marley a reggae star and actor who himself hails from fame with a Robert Nesta Marley (or Bob Marley) for a father.

The film is a part of a wider campaign to accumulate widespread support for and acceptance of this plant, which also goes by the name cannabis, for its many benefits. The ideas supported in the film are rooted in numerous scientific studies. The other arms of the campaign include the book and the website created to provide the wider public with information about the goodness of marijuana.

Weed, herb and sense are just three of the many names used for the plant. It is widely associated with Jamaican lifestyle even though the truth is it is illegal on the island. Many influential Jamaicans and laymen alike have been fighting to change this law. Key among this group are the members of the islands Rastafarian faith who use it for religious and ceremonial purposes.

The film's format is that of a realistic documentary and its format is designed to mirror the plant's diverse nature. It comprises snippets of humor and real life interviews gathering the thoughts of laymen as well as renowned scientists. Economists are also allowed the opportunity to share their opinions on the financial gains that the island stands to gain from capitalizing on the plant.

It is a one hour film which makes it fairly easy to watch. Additionally, it may be accessed on DVD. The DVD version is great for those who want to be able to view the documentary at their own convenience. Educators and marijuana promoters may also use it for its educational content.

The entertaining and informative documentary is designed to change the island's, and by extension the world's view of marijuana. This is the dream envisioned by Dr. Campbell as the revolution. This change of legal and social stance on the plant is expected to result in its widespread and uninhibited use by Jamaicans of all classes.

There is no doubt that the Grow Jamaica movie has the potential to positively influence the marijuana legalization campaign. The message that it conveys is bound to captivate even the most unwilling viewer. This is due to the fact that the producers take a holistic and multifaceted approach to the topic.




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