Movie Review Rolling Papers 2016 Film

Mitch Dickman's documentary chronicles the efforts of the Denver Post's first-ever "marijuana editor" as he covers the new beat after the state legalizes the drug.

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The city of Denver, Colorado, used to have two major newspapers. One, the Rocky Mountain News, published since 1859, shuttered in 2009. The other, The Denver Post, is thriving. In response to Colorado's legalizing recreational marijuana in 2012, the paper hired a "marijuana editor," Ricardo Baca, and started a special website, "The Cannabist," featuring news and even reviews relating to the subject. Who says that professional journalism is dying?  

Rating - 3 / 5

Production: Denver Documentary Collective, Listen Productions

Distributor: Alchemy

Director: Mitch Dickman

Producers: Mitch Dickman, Britta Erickson, Alison Greenberg Millice, Daniel Junge, Karl Kister, Katie Shapiro

Executive producers: Dave Berlin, Walker Deibel, Joni Eddy, Chad Troutwine

Director of photography: Zack Armstrong

Editors: Zack Armstrong, Davis Coombe, Tim Kaminski

Not rated, 79 min.