Waldo on Weed

Pizza is a lifestyle, proudly declares Brian Dwyer, the owner of a popular Philadelphia pizzeria. But his life is about to change drastically, when his newborn son, Waldo James Mysterious—whose massive size and conspicuous name are mentioned on the local news—is diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer at only six months of age. There’s something wrong with Waldo, you can hear family members saying on recordings shown in the documentary by Tommy Avallone. The film’s executive producer is none other than Whoopi Goldberg. When chemotherapy starts to take its toll on their child, Brian and his wife turn to their last resort: medical marijuana. CBD oil smuggled by Waldo’s father from California seems to help the boy, and experts—including the famous Dr. Dina, who works with Snoop Dogg, among others—confirm that it is safe. But his parents have to explain their controversial decision at every turn, including to their own family.