"SF Indiefest is coming February 5-15, and we've got 10 pairs of tickets to new documentary Join the Club (Sat/7 at Roxie Theater, SF), about beloved local cannabis pioneer Dennis Peron. TO ENTER: Email marke@48hills.org by Wed/4 at midnight with the subject line "Join the Club" and your full name in the body. Winners will be chosen at random and informed on Thursday morning. Good luck!"
"Dennis Peron is San Francisco's biggest pot dealer. But when the AIDS epidemic sweeps through his community, Peron realizes that marijuana is more than a good time-it's medicine. In the wake of his lover's death, Peron opens the Cannabis Buyers' Club, a five-story dispensary complete with rainbow murals, drag shows, and doctors onsite. Law enforcement launch a multimillion dollar investigation into the club, but Peron has even larger aspirations, writing a landmark political initiative and leading the fight for change."
SF Indiefest runs February 5–15 and is offering 10 pairs of tickets to Join the Club, screening Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. To enter, email marke@48hills.org by Wednesday the 4th at midnight with the subject line "Join the Club" and include a full name; winners will be chosen at random and notified Thursday morning. Dennis Peron becomes a central figure as the AIDS epidemic prompts recognition of marijuana as medicine. Peron opens the Cannabis Buyers' Club, a five-story dispensary with rainbow murals, drag shows, and onsite doctors. Law enforcement launches a multimillion-dollar investigation while Peron pursues a landmark political initiative and leads the fight for legalization, revealing the queer history of marijuana legalization in America.
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