Review – Reefer Madness

All these many years after first hearing about this cult classic, I finally got around to watching it. Eh. Obviously the bulk of this warning about the evils of marijuana is ridiculous. Anyone who’s ever known a pot-head is already aware that they’re generally incapable of much more than sitting on the couch, watching the tube and maybe microwaving a frozen burrito now and then. But apparently back in the 1930s some folks were of the opinion that pot was some kind of combination of LSD, PCP and meth. Its victims become spastic and hyperactive. They hallucinate. Soon their lust for crime and sexual depravity (including ladies who show their slips) knows no bounds. The problem with making up lies about something you don’t like is that it brands you as a liar and makes your opponents seem better by comparison. Mildly amusing