After watching this, I know that Nick opened a dispensary, Nick has lower prices, and Nick is a nice guy. Somehow these three things make him a pioneer I'm supposed to be grateful for.
The director was at my screening and he said that we should be grateful for all Nick's efforts in legislation, but I don't know why because they didn't think it was worth including. I don't know how he participated in the legalization efforts. I feel like I SHOULD know this after watching a documentary specifically about him, but I don't. Opening one of the first dispensaries because you won a lottery doesn't quite qualify for pioneer status.
What was opening one of the first dispensaries like? What were his challenges? Surely the legal hurdles were extraordinary, but I know nothing about what he went through. But I know he sells $10 grams. Apparently that's the only important part of his business.
I also don't know why there was so much gratuitous footage of Tommy Chong. He apparently did a signing at their dispensary once with Cheech Marin. Somehow this warranted a guesstimated total of 5 minutes of footage of him (actually it's only about 30 seconds of footage, just inserted every few minutes as a reminder of....what, I have no idea. Nick should be trusted because Tommy likes him? Your guess is as good as mine). If Tommy Chong contributed more than a signing event, again, somehow those details weren't important in this "documentary".
Even the discussions regarding how beneficial MMJ is were afterthoughts to repeatedly telling me how nice Nick is. Included is one really long story of a woman's tragically extensive medical issues, which after detailing thoroughly, ended with "so yeah I can't take opioids, so MMJ is a lifesaver". Nothing about how it helps her, her regimen, or any details at all.
One person briefly mentions working with addicts and how MMJ helps them. Again, no details on how, why, etc.
This "documentary" has zero focus and absolutely no information worthy of devoting viewing time. I was really excited about seeing a documentary on this topic and I was so disappointed that it amounted to an Infomercial for his dispensary instead of an actual documentary.
