American Weed

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American Weed
Narrated by Jeremy Schwartz
Country of originUnited States
Original release
Network National Geographic
ReleaseFebruary 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)

American Weed is a documentary series about Colorado's medical cannabis industry, [1] [2] which premiered on the American television network National Geographic on February 22, 2012. [3]

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