2025 Utah Queer Film Festival

Virtual “Best of Fest” Replay Screenings: Audience Award Winners

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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 launches a multimillion dollar investigation into the club, but Peron has even larger aspirations, writing a landmark political initiative and leading the fight for change. Following the life of Dennis Peron, Join the Club uncovers the queer history of marijuana legalization in America.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    90 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Utah Premiere
  • Rating
    Not Rated
  • Subtitle Language
    No Subtitles - Film is in English OR is non-vocal
  • Content Warning
    Depictions of themes like death from AIDS, drug use, hate crimes.
  • Note
    2024 Bend Film Festival 2024 Out on Film Festival
  • Director
    Kip Andersen, Chris O'Connell