morgan spurlock has made a career of diving into all facets of american life.ou remember him for the famous mcdonald's diet from the documentary "supersize me." that was the first when we learned who morgan spurlock is, but now comes "inside man." i want to give you a sneak peek of his first episode which takes you to the business of medical marijuana. >> i'm locked in the back of a van somewhere in northern california being driven to an undisclosed location where they grow massive amounts of marijuana. there are some other stipulations that we have to follow now. we can't show you any of the people who work there, we can't show you the people's faces, we can't show hands or body parts. this isn't sketchy at all. >> look at all the drama. in a dark van with just a little lighter. the whole idea of medical marijuana does have us skeptical. what did you learn that you didn't know going on? >> i pictured a lot of guys with dreadlocks saying, dude, i got my card, i just want the good stuff. you imagine it's those types of people, and what i really discovered is the

morgan spurlock, you are 42 years old, and you would like to use marijuana, and you think it might helpou for anxiety and insomnia, and you have talked to the doctor about your insomnia? >> i have. >> and did your doctor have any recommendations? >> yes, he gave me some xanax? >> do you that prescription bottle with you or not? >>do. >> so the fact that you have a primary doctor, doi a brief physical exam. don't fall asleep here now. >> it wouldn't take much. >> i can tell. i see no reason why you shouldn't try the marijuana. i will make out a recommendation for you, and different strains will help you sleep and different strains will help you to be more alert. and for some people, it can create a little bit of paranoia and anxiety, and depends upon the strain. >> i don't need more paranoia in my life. >> no. most of us don't. >> yeah. >> there it is. wow. not only do i now have a card that makes me the ability to buy cannabis in the state of california, but because i have this form, which i was even more shocked by, now i have the ability to grow marijuana, and in the state of californ

morgan spurlock, you're 42 years old, you would like to use marijuana, you think it would help you with anxiety and insomnia. you talked to your doctor about it? >> he has. >> did he give you recommendations? >> he gave me xanax. >> oh, he did. so i do a brief physical exam here, don't fall asleep here. i see no reason why you shouldn't try the marijuana. i will make out a recommendation for you. so different strains will help you sleep and different strains will help you be more alert. and for some people, it can create a little bit of paranoia and anxiety in your life. >> i don't need more paranoia. not only do i have a car, which makes me have the ability to buy the marijuana in the state of california. but because i have this form which i was even more shocked by, now i have the ability to grow marijuana in california, in san francisco i can grow up to 24 plants in my back yard if i so wanted to. now that i have got my card, my next stop is across the bay in oakland, the harborside health center. it was founded in 2006 as a model of what a medical marijuana dispensary could be. they

morgan spurlock, you are 42 years old, and you would like to use marijuana, and you think it might helpou for anxiety and insomnia, and you have talked to the doctor about your insomnia? >> i have. >> and did your doctor have any recommendations? >> yes, he gave me some xanax? >> do you that prescription bottle with you or not? >>do. >> so the fact that you have a primary doctor, i do a brief physical exam. don't fall asleep here now. >> it wouldn't take much. >> i can tell. i see no reason why you shouldn't try the marijuana. i will make out a recommendation for you, and different strains will help you sleep and different strains will help you to be more alert. and for some people, it can create a little bit of paranoia and anxiety, and depends upon the strain. >> i don't need more paranoia in my life. >> no. most of us don't. >> yeah. >> there it is. wow. not only do i now have a card that makes me the ability to buy cannabis in the state of california, but because i have this form, which i was even more shocked by, now i have the ability to grow marijuana, and in the state of califor

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley.tonight, a conversation with morgan spurlock. he made his reputation with "super size me." he now takes the concept of personally experiencing a situation to cnn with "inside man." we then pivoted to a conversation with michael mckean, known as part of the christopher guest repertory inns -- in films like "this is spinal tap." he is now in a new play here in los angeles based on one of the most popular television series in the uk. it is called "yes, prime minister." we are glad you have joined us. those conversations are coming up right now. it is a beautiful day and i cannot stop myself from smiling i know there is no denying it is a beautiful day you won't hear this boy complaining it's a beautiful day ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: morgan spurlock first caught our attention by eating nothing but big mcdonald's meals available at the store for his film "super size me." he is now placing himself in the middle of situations in a series with cnn. it debuts this sunday, called

this is morgan spurlock calling.d to speak to you about harborside and the actions currently being put against them. if you could call me back, i'd love to talk to you when you have a chance. thank you, bye. nobody there. we're going to keep calling. >> not able to take your call right now. please leave your name, number. >> morgan spurlock calling for melinda haag. >> i'm not able to take your call right now. >> yes, i'm trying to reach melinda haag's office, please. once again, it's morgan spurlock. hope you're well. thanks, bye. nobody is going to talk to us. it is very evident no one is going to talk to us. we're going to keep trying. did you know, your eyes can lose vital nutrients as you age? [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite to help replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. ocuvite. help protect your eye health. i'll just press this, and you'll save on both. ding! ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, llllet's get ready

and the host is none other than the always provocative morgan spurlock.to give you a sneak peek at his time spent working in the medical marijuana industry. >> there it is. not only now do i have a card which makes me have the ability to buy cannabis in the state of california, but because i have this form which i was even more shocked by, now i have the ability to grow marijuana in the state of california. in san francisco i can grow up to 24 plants in my backyard if i so wanted to. now that i've got my card, my next stop is across the bay in oakland to harborside health center. harborside was founded in 2006 as a model of what a medical marijuana dispensary could be. they save between 600 and 800 patients every single day, making them the largest dispensary in the united states, but according to the feds, hash aresi harborside is the largest illegal drug dispensary in the country and today i'm harborside's newest hire. harborside faces an uncertain future. federal efforts have already forced a closure of 600 other dispensaries in california alone. u.s.

morgan spurlock is with me tonight. morgan, welcome back to you. we had a brief chat with you over the week and doing this huge pot special tonight. >> right. >> you got the show sunday, and you work in a medical marijuana dispencery in oakland, california. tell me what you found out going through. what did you go into? what was the preconceived view and what did you come out with? >> the preconceived view for me is sit was going to be a little sleazy, filled with stoners looking to get good weed and what you start to see, the clinic is run like any typical health clinic would be. it's beautiful inside. it looks better than a lot of health clinics i've been to here in new york city, the lion's share of folks have real health problems and health issues. they have cancer, leukemia, they are dealing with mental distress or mental illness, trying to get off medication they are on, prescription medication and interesting to see these are people looking to get help. >> were you surprised how easy it was to get a medical marijuana license? >> yeah, it's p

this is morgan spurlock calling.d to speak to you about harborside and the actions currently being put against them. if you could call me back, i'd love to talk to you when you have a chance. thank you, bye. nobody there. we're going to keep calling. >> not able to take your call right now. please leave your name, number. >> morgan spurlock calling for melinda haag. >> i'm not able to take your call right now. >> yes, i'm trying to reach melinda haag's office, please. once again, it's morgan spurlock. hope you're well. nobody is going to talk to us. it is very evident no one is going to talk to us. we're going to keep trying. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. but i'm also on a lot of medi

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for morgan spurlock, this issue is personal. is 91-year-old grandmother, tootie. earlier i spoke about with him about his new show and his grandmother, a woman who obviously does not know where the snooze button is. >> you're already up and all over the place. can i get you anything, tootie? >> no. tootie, what time did you wake up? >> about 2:00. >> i love that she's up two hours before i was. she's a machine, you can't stop her. >> welcome to the cnn family, morgan. >> thank you. >> how is living with tootie, besides the obvious lack of sleep? >> i think any time you move in with an old lady, the comedy is going to end soon. that's one of the things i love about this episode. to go back to virginia and move in with my grandmother was a real highlight. >> this episode talks about nursing facilities, end of life options, problems such as dementia. what did you learn? what do we all have coming down the pike here? >> well, i think the biggest thing that comes out of the show is you start to realize that most of us don't plan for i

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it's called "inside man," and the host is morgan spurlock. his time working in the medical marijuana industry. >> not only do i now have a card which makes me have the ability to buy cannabis in the state of california, but because i have this form, which i was even more shocked by, now i have the ability to grow marijuana in the state of california. in san francisco, i can grow up to 24 plants in my backyard if i so wanted to. now that i've got my card, my next stop is across the bay in oakland, the harbor side health center. harbor side was founded in 2006 as a model of what a medical marijuana dispensary could be. they serve between 600 and 800 patients per day. according to the feds, they're the largest illegal dispensary in the country. today i'm harbor side's newest hire. harbor side faces an uncertain future. federal efforts have closed over 600 dispensaries in california alone. u.s. attorney linda hague has pursued harborside with a vengean vengeance. harborside has decided to fight back, and within a month they'll decide whether harb

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got to meet rachael ray, morgan spurlock.cooler than just watching it on like a little tv screen and also watching it with an audience like on the big screen is like really cool because like when they laugh when they're supposed to laugh, like it's just the best feeling ever. >> makes you feel good, doesn't it. >> yeah. >> when they do that. were you afraid that you were going to get in trouble at all when you were putting together this documentary? had the little camera at school. >> oh, yes, definitely every day i was like nervous that i would get in trouble or get suspended. >> i know now there's a rule that you've got to let the principal know if you're going to do a little video like that. >> oh. >> oh, yeah. >> i know. >> yeah, that's because of you. >> now, now they said just -- just like kids caught filming in school can be suspended. >> yeah. i know it's harmless what you were trying to do because you felt that you weren't kind of getting the lunch that you did and we heard with what the school said, they provide sal

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