Weed Country
2013 American TV series or program
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Weed Country is an American reality television series that aired on the Discovery Channel. The series premiered on February 20, 2013, during Discovery Channel's programming block titled "Weed Wednesdays".[1] The series followed dealers, growers and patients of the marijuana trade located within the Emerald Triangle, along with the enforcers of the law at the Siskiyou County Sheriff's office.[2][3][4]
| Weed Country | |
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| Genre | Docudrama |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 40 to 44 minutes |
| Production company | All3Media America |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | February 20 – March 27, 2013 |
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| Pot Cops | |
Cast
- Mike Boutin, farmer[5]
- Tawni Boutin, farmer and wife of Mike Boutin
- Matt Shotwell, a.k.a. Matt Greenwell, owner of Greenwell's Dispensary
- Skweeze, Vallejo native and driver of the hooptie car for Matt Greenwell
- Nathaniel Morris, cannabis activist and scientist
- B.E. Smith, Aaron Smith, cannabis activist
- Lieutenant Matt Thomson
- Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon E. Lopey
- Sergeant Mike Gilley
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to the Garden" | February 20, 2013 | 1.12[6] |
| 2 | "Smugglers' Blues" | February 27, 2013 | 1.07[7] |
| 3 | "Rippers" | March 6, 2013 | 1.07[8] |
| 4 | "Unarmed and Dangerous" | March 13, 2013 | 1.10[9] |
| 5 | "Evil Around The Corner" | March 20, 2013 | 0.93[10] |
| 6 | "Harvest Hell" | March 27, 2013 | 0.95[11] |
Criticism
Much like the Discovery Channel series Moonshiners, Weed Country was criticized as a scripted television show promoted as an unscripted show.[12]
Matt Shotwell, the owner of Greenwell's Dispensary, faced criminal charges in connection with the raid and closure of the dispensary in Vallejo, California; charges against him were dismissed in 2013.[13]
