Review of Green Is Gold (2016) by Tom L — 02 Jul 2018

Finally a show about cannabis that isn't juvenile. Weeds started strong and spun out of control. Disjointed had a good situation for a sitcom-aging cannabis activist Ruth starts a marijuana dispensary and really does offer some healing.

But the show was weighed down with dopey stonerisms. Green is Gold, in contrast, is authentic and delves into what life is like for uneducated white kids with parents behind bars. Older brother Ryan is disciplined, hard-working, and takes seriously his role as surrogate dad for his younger brother.

But he is uneducated and his father is behind bars, he has few options available. The movie is really a study in the creation of character in an environment that provides little support for it.