American Weed: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

American Weed finds Colorado medical marijuana businesses under scrutiny and facing mounting pressures from local residents. Medical cannabis entrepreneur and Fort Collins dispensary owner Josh Stanley works aggressively to counter such pressure with radio ads and fundraisers. As the oldest of 11 kids, Josh relies heavily on several of his brothers to work at the grove and keep his business supplied in medical marijuana. Meanwhile, Sgt. Jim Gerhardt and fellow officers on the North Metro Task Force continue to find illegal grows by residents claiming to be growing medical marijuana. Is the pendulum swinging back to curb the 10-year proliferation of medical marijuana in Colorado? Find out what happens when a small Colorado town must decide whether or not to legalize a budding industry.

Series details

• Title: American Weed
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2012-02-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-04-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25527
• IMDb ID: tt2239097
• TVDB ID: 255920

Cast and credited roles

• Jeremy Schwartz — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-02-22; final listed air date 2012-04-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Weed on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.