Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana
on the human body, stand-up comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug
Benson documents his experience avoiding pot for 30 days and then
consuming massive amounts of the drug for 30 days. More than just an
amusing story of one man’s quest to get super high, this documentary
also examines the hotly contested debate over medical marijuana use.
Although the film is inspired by a joke which was inspired by Super Size
Me, don’t expect to see the same dramatic reactions. Morgan Spurlock’s
documentary about the dangers of excessive unhealthy eating was
shockingly unhealthy for the filmmaker.
During the thirty days of only eating McDonalds
Spurlock vomits, is drained of energy, and ultimately puts his own life
in danger. This seems obvious, but the effects of such blatant abuse to
his body there was extreme medical proof of the damage he had done to
his body, and yet people continue to make fast-food a success in our
increasingly obese nation.
In Spurlock’s television show, 30 Days, one episode
features a mother binge drinking for thirty-days, which also shows
obviously negative heath risks. From the image that marijuana has been
given ever since a slightly suspicious ban in the 1930s, you might
expect similar dramatic results when comedian Doug Benson decides to be
stoned all day, every day, for thirty days.