High Quality Life
NECTARBALL®: The Story of Cannabis
An award-winning documentary on the history and healing power of cannabis, filmed over seven years with more than 170 doctors, nurses, scientists, growers, veterans, patients and legends of the plant. From filmmakers Patty Mooney and Mark Schulze.
- Documentary of the YearCelebStoner Awards, 2023
- Best Feature DocumentaryNew York Movie Awards, 2024
- Gold AwardParis Film Awards, 2024
- FinalistFilmHaus, 2024
Where to watch
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$4.20, ad-free
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Where NECTARBALL® had its streaming premiere.Watch on Red Coral →Why $4.20? Because it’s more than a number. It’s a nod to the culture, the movement and the medicine, and your $4.20 helps Patty and Mark create even more content that educates, uplifts and transforms. Their other cannabis films are on the NECTARBALL® page at New & Unique Videos®.
What High Quality Life means
More than a documentary
When Mark Schulze and I created the NECTARBALL® brand, we weren’t just telling the story of cannabis. We were telling the story of life, freedom and wellness. It’s about living fully, fearlessly and intentionally: breaking free from outdated stigmas, embracing the natural gifts of the earth and finding balance in mind, body and spirit.
It’s about the people (visionaries, veterans, medical patients, athletes, elders and everyday individuals) who have found a better quality of life through cannabis. It’s about justice, equity and the fight for safe access to plant medicine.
Mark and I have been having fun together for over 43 years, so we consider ourselves experts in high quality living. As filmmakers, adventurers and storytellers, we’ve made award-winning documentaries on mountain biking (Full Cycle: A World Odyssey, Golden Hour: First Mt. Everest Mountain Bike Rally 1993) and on social issues (The Invisible Ones: Homeless Combat Veterans), from the jungles of Costa Rica to the peaks of the Himalayas.
Whether you’re here to learn, to connect or to find inspiration, welcome to NECTARBALL®.
Choosing wellness over pharmaceuticals, nature over chemicals, and knowledge over fear.
The reviews are in
What viewers are saying
I love how great this movie is!
John SalleyFormer NBA star
I was stoked. It was great. It’s vital what you guys have done.
Ken Sobel, Esq.Cannabis attorney
I was truly moved. I had tears in my eyes multiple times.
Sherri Mack, RNThe Green Nurse
A brilliant documentary!
Warren BobrowSkunk Magazine
On YouTube
Plant-medicine stories, free to watch
Join us on the NECTARBALL® YouTube channel for more inspirational plant-medicine content, hosted by Mark and Patty.
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Each grew out of the interviews and travels behind the feature, and each stands on its own. Watch them all at New & Unique Videos®.
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Operation Green SweepDocumentary · 27 min · $2
Root & RemedyMusic video · Free
AMERICANNAMusic video · 5:20 · Free
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