Green tea was smoked by the actors during filming to achieve the look of marijuana smoke.
The pills snorted in certain scenes are in fact vitamin B-12.
The gang name of the character Sancho was taken from the Sublime song, "Santeria".
The cocaine used in scenes was created from a combination of baking soda and corn starch.
Toby's car was purchased from the actor, Turner Hodges, a year before production began and used as his own character's car in the film.