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High Society: A Pot
Boiler is definitely for stoners; I felt like I had to be high just to
enjoy it. We are introduced to three roommates with classic contrasting
personalities: Galvin, the sword-yielding, socially-secure, high-functioning
stoner; Yakob, the socially-awkward Navajo computer nerd-slash-stoner; and last
but not least, Trajan, the unemployed, lazy, opinionated, potty-mouth stoner.
These guys sure know how to blow it down. When the beautiful
“friends-of-a-friend” to Galvin, Sophie and Svetlana, visit for the evening,
Trajan is the only roommate whose mind is not set to impressing them and
getting in their pants — not
because he’s a gentleman, but because he’s extremely self-absorbed. He
isn’t even able to recognize that his obscene behavior and lack of eloquence
manage to interest Sophie. We endure their bong hits (and their subsequent
effects) and any weed smoker can’t help but marvel at Gavin’s famous “tulip
joints”, off of which the five friends got incredibly high. You will surely
research how to make one.
There isn’t much action or scenery because this film is
dialogue-heavy — and rightfully so. The banter and background music will
enhance your high, if you’re smart enough to have one during this movie. I
won’t say it’s all bad while sober; though without weed, it unmistakably raises
criticism of film budget and production methods (I couldn’t tell if there was a
laugh track or a studio audience.) If you’re able to withstand the “plot”
of the story while incessantly irritated by the overdone facial gestures and
overuse of the word “dick”, you’re in for a funny, happy ending.
Stoner movies are
nothing new, and everyone has his or her favorite. (Personally, I’m a
Friday and Harold & Kumar type of girl. The premise of meeting ridiculous
circumstances in the course of attempting to reach a goal or destination, to
me, is superior to bearing witness to a cipher.) But this movie wins points for
excessive weed smoke. It will remind you of the ciphers you’ve had, whether you
were the anxious-to-smash male host or the reluctant female visitor. After the
smoke hit your lungs, it was just a good time.
Enjoy lighting up daily, and “legalize
it” is your theme song? Just you wait.
With marijuana advocate, NORML (National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws), you are not alone. They were founded in 1970, in Washington,
D.C. It wasn’t until the 2000’s, though, that legislatures passed medical
cannabis legislation in states like Hawaii, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Mexico,
New Jersey and California, as well as the District of Columbia.
Now, I know what you’re thinking: Legalizing medicinal
marijuana won’t help you unless you have a doctor-friend at your disposal. Give
it time; this is just a baby step in the slow crawl at which freedom is
progressing. Actually, in June 2011, NORML got the very
first cannabis legalization bill introduced into the United States Congress.
Keep hope alive, pot boilers, that one day every blunt shall be legal and, at
most, criticized just as tobacco smoking is today; that every dealer shall be
acclaimed for his or her entrepreneurial spirit and business sense, not blamed
for the weakening of the community; that every harmless stoner shall be
unafraid to be a stoner without fear of prosecution or imprisonment. Jail is
for rapists and killers, not potheads and bong-blowers. One day, we will have
our way. Until then, hide the weed!
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