Gonzo-Style Documentary High There Explores Pot Legalization Battle in Hawaii

They say it’s not the destination but the journey there that makes it an adventure. And man was this one a trip.

The journey kicked off three years ago with a filmmaker and his mission — shoot a travel series in Hawaii on the best places to get high. He took along a photographer buddy and they both decided on alter egos, calling themselves Dave High and Roland Jointz. Following numerous strange experiences with the locals, they managed to uncover a secret government plot to control the marijuana trade and keep a local advocate in jail for four years without a trial.

The nonfiction comedy’s writer and director, tabloid television producer Wayne Darwen (in the guise of Dave High) and cinematographer Henry Goren (Jointz) made their way through a Hawaiian haze in an effort to bust out the advocate, Roger Christie, who was put in jail for dealing and trafficking....

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