Ironweed Film Club No. 32: Waiting to Inhale: Marijuana, Medicine and the Law/Health, Money and Fear/ Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine In Tennessee
March 1, 2011Ironweed Film Club No. 32: Waiting to Inhale: Marijuana, Medicine and the Law/Health, Money and Fear/ Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine In Tennessee
Call Number: IWFC_no 32
by: Jed Riffe; Katherine Covell; Paul Hochfeld; Julie Winkour; Jed Riffe Films.; Another Heron Productions (Firm); Talking Eyes Media (Firm); Ironweed Film Club.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.
Notes: Issue: July 2008 (145 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Waiting to inhale: Examines the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. and the fight to legalize cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain and illness. Presents medical research and testimony representing both the pros and cons of medical marijuana legalization. Health, money and fear: Dr. Paul Hochfeld and other medical experts discuss the complex contributing factors that have led to an ailing and costly health care system in the U.S., and recommend the prescription for a cure.Collateral damage: Reveals the immense suffering that took place as a result of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s careless “reform” of the state’s Medicaid program in 2005, terminating the benefits of 170,000 individuals. Also reveals the disparities in health care access among the rich and the poor of the United States.
Summary: Waiting to inhale: Examines the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. and the fight to legalize cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain and illness. Presents medical research and testimony representing both the pros and cons of medical marijuana legalization. Health, money and fear: Dr. Paul Hochfeld and other medical experts discuss the complex contributing factors that have led to an ailing and costly health care system in the U.S., and recommend the prescription for a cure.Collateral damage: Reveals the immense suffering that took place as a result of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s careless “reform” of the state’s Medicaid program in 2005, terminating the benefits of 170,000 individuals. Also reveals the disparities in health care access among the rich and the poor of the United States.
OCLC #: 234202474
Added: March 1, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
