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Your 2016 Cannabis Entertainment Forecast

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[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]C[/dropcap]annabis has always been a popular trope to mine for comedy gold and tragic woes in film and television. While “stoner” films have thrived as part of a counter culture, where the illegality of cannabis made it more appealing, nowadays the cannabis landscape is significantly different. With a growing number of states legalizing cannabis, it is becoming more acceptable, and thus more lucrative. There’s an old adage in Hollywood, if there is money to be made, there are producers looking to cash in. Here is what can we expect of cannabis in pop culture this year.

 

Film

The big screen has always been a big supporter of cannabis. Every generation has their cannabis films. The ‘70s brought us Cheech and Chong. The ’80s saw younger kids achieve a whole new high with films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Revenge of the Nerds. The ’90s made it cool in films like Friday, Dazed and Confused and Clerks. The new millennium brought with it broader acceptance and an influx of films like Harold and Kumar, Pineapple Express and Ted. So what does the near future hold?

 

Get a Job

Get a Job (comedy)—A coming-of-age tale starring Anna Kendrick and Miles Teller. March

 

 

 

 

Everybody Wants Some

Everybody Wants Some (comedy)—The spiritual successor to Dazed and Confused about college kids dealing with the freedoms and responsibilities of adulthood. April

 

 

 

Meet the Blacks

Meet the Blacks (comedy)—A spoof of The Purge films starring Michael Epps. April

 

 

 

 

Sausage Party

Sausage Party (comedy)—Seth Rogen stars as an animated sausage on a quest to discover the truth about his existence. August

 

 

 

 

Bad Santa 2

Bad Santa 2 (comedy)—A new adventure with Santa impersonator Willie Stokes. November

 

 

 

 

Super Troopers 2

Super Troopers 2 (comedy)—The hilarious Vermont state troopers from the 2001 film are back in this sequel. 2016

 

 

 

  • Welcome to Sparkeyville (comedy)—An anti-cannabis Senator wakes up in an alternate universe where everyone smokes cannabis. 2016

 

Midnight Delight

Midnight Delight (comedy)—A group of characters in a smoking lounge get into hilarious antics over conversations with total strangers. 2016

 

 

 

  • Strain Wise (thriller)—Shawn Phillips struggles to survive the dangers of becoming the kingpin of America’s legalized cannabis market, at least long enough to save his family, his fortune and his own life. 2016

 

Boulder Budzz

Boulder Budzz (comedy)—A burnt out cannabis dealer struggles with medical cannabis, the lady of his dreams and long arm of the law. 2016

 

 

 

TV

If the big screen has embraced cannabis for comedic fodder, the small screen typically used it as a cautionary tale. Many episodes of Law and Order began or ended with an anti-cannabis message.  But in 2016, new cannabis acceptance may bring new opportunities. It looks like networks are stepping over each other to have their share of the proverbial pie.

 

Highland (dramedy)—Margaret Cho is forced to move in with her dysfunctional family who now runs a cannabis dispensary. Amazon

 

 

 

 

Buds (comedy)—Parks & Recreation’s Adam Scott stars in a show about the day-to-day operations of a dispensary. NBC

 

 

 

High Maintenance

High Maintenance (comedy)—Follow a cannabis deliveryman called “The Guy” as he delivers cannabis to clients in New York City. HBO

 

 

 

Kevin Smith’s Hollyweed (comedy)—Two cannabis users do battle with a cookie magnate in a Los Angeles dispensary. TBD

 

 

 

Untitled Chuck Lorre’s Cannabis Comedy (comedy)—The Big Bang Theory creator is developing a comedy that takes place in a Colorado dispensary. TBD

 

 

 

Netflix and Chill: 420 Edition

Here are the top 10 cannabis films to watch this 4/20 on Netflix.

  1. Kid Cannabis
  2. Super High Me
  3. Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
  4. Wet Hot American Summer
  5. Scary Movie
  6. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
  7. Dude, Where’s My Car?
  8. Half Baked
  9. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
  10. Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke

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