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202590 minPG-13documentary

Environmental Crime Climate Change Drug Trafficking

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202590 minPG-13documentary

A group of individuals in Paju attempts to cultivate hemp, facing legal challenges in a country where the plant is classified as an illegal drug.

Environmental Crime Climate Change Drug Trafficking

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A group of individuals in Paju attempts to cultivate hemp, facing legal challenges in a country where the plant is classified as an illegal drug.

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Lee Soo-jung

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Lee Soo-jung

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Paju, a city near the border of North and South Korea, becomes the site of a controversial farming venture. A group of individuals plants hemp, drawn by its ecological benefits and potential for peace. However, they encounter legal challenges in a country where hemp is classified as an illegal drug. Advocates and patients needing hemp for medical reasons face criminalization. In South Korea's war on drugs, the stigma surrounding hemp affects everyone involved in its cultivation.

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