Coyote on Cannabis

On the recently debuted, Los Angeles-based incarnation of crime procedural Law & Order, actor Peter Coyote upholds the Order half of the series title. As District Attorney Jerry Hardin, Coyote represents the need to safeguard society and punish wrongdoers. But every so often, society’s ideas about right and wrong need adjusting. In real life, Coyote gets this. He embraced the counterculture in the 1960s, living on a commune and leading anarchists in San Francisco. You better believe he has passed the pipe a few times. The less-commercial projects that Coyote chooses reveal his political leanings. Example: the movie showing for free today at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church (4501 Walnut, 816-531-2131). Narrated by gravel-voiced Coyote, What If Cannabis Cured Cancer? presents a detailed scientific argument for the many medical applications of weed. It does more than cure nausea, yo. The screening, part of the All Souls Documentary Series, starts at 7 p.m. Snacks are provided.— Crystal K. Wiebe

Tue., Oct. 26, 7-9 p.m., 2010