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Amazon, Margaret Cho are developing 'Highland,' a sitcom about a weed shop

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 08:45

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Amazon and Margaret Cho are getting into the weed business.

Rather, the commerce giant and the stand-up comic are developing a sitcom about the weed business — a show called “Highland,” about a dysfunctional family running a marijuana shop, according to a new report in Variety.

Cho will play a character coming out of a court-ordered rehabilitation facility who starts over by moving in with her character-filled family, who happen to run a cannabis dispensary. The show is being developed to run on Amazon Prime, the corporation’s Netflix-like streaming service that is already home to award-winning shows including “Transparent.”

Cho’s public support for marijuana legalization has stepped up in recent years. She told The Cannabist earlier this year that she’s an advocate for LGBT and homeless rights first, ...

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