Highland: Thailand's Marijuana Awakening
Thailand's complicated history with marijuana continues to play a role in its policies and laws, as well as the health and security of its citizens.
- 2017-2017
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Documentary
Thailand's complicated history with marijuana continues to play a role in its policies and laws, as well as the health and security of its citizens.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Origins
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 20 mins
An introduction to the history and current state of weed in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Takes a glance at how the Vietnamese war influenced the attitude to ganja in Thailand, and how they are bound together with Laos by the river Mekong.
Episode 2
Medicinal
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 20 mins
One Thai doctor is on a mission to prove that marijuana can cure cancer. Meanwhile for epilepsy and cancer patients who are already self-medicating, the legalization battle is a matter of survival.
Episode 3
Recreational
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 20 mins
Visit the weed-growing heartland of Laos - the home of the bong - and embed with underground illegal growers and innovative marijuana chefs in Bangkok.