The Hashish Club (2009)

Joachim Koester

In the 1840s French intellectuals, keen to expand their experiences, observed the effect of illicit drugs on their bodies and minds. Koester refers to their history as well as the impact of modern legislation on the shape and potency of cultivated marijuana plants. As you immerse yourself in his mesmerising, almost hallucinatory environment, ask yourself where you stand in the legalisation debate. Is dope a gateway to a lifetime of addiction or a meaningful social lubricant?