Reefer Madness

Now, I'm not particularly an advocate for or against drug use, I've always figured that if you're dumb enough to do that to yourself, then have at it! Just don't expect any pity from me, after all, you did do this to yourself! But, since the 70s, I've been aware of the drug culture, even if I wasn't particularly interested in participating in it, and it's been a great source of humor, both intended and unintended for me. So, when I saw a copy of the old 'cautionary tale' movie, Reefer Madness, I was just too curious to pass it by.

Reefer Madness is the tale of a small town guy who gets caught up in the drug scene, but this is the drug scene of the 50s, so the horror is being in the house of an adult, smoking pot and dancing some really old dance. The Horror!! But, in Reefer Madness, pot not only kills brain cells, it causes insanity, paranoia and all sorts of other problems...oh, and it seems to make the girls very easy...I almost forgot that.

Presented as a documentary type movie, Reefer Madness seems to be a very early exploitation movie, reeling people in to show them the 'true horrors' of the drug scene, and during the course of the movie, lives are ruined, people are killed, drugs are sold and many, many dances are done. Seen through today's eyes, this is mostly a comedy, and little more than a curiousity piece. Is it worth seeing? I think so, after all, it's one of those movies that you've heard about forever and, like me, probably never seen. But is it accurate, well, probably not, but then again, I'm no marijuana professor, either.

It's called Reefer Madness and I give it three burning cigars because after you've seen it you'll think twice about smoking pot, not out of fear of drugs, but out of fear of dancing! So, until next time, when I'll reveal that I am in fact addicted to those pepperoni sticks you can find at your local party store...you know the ones, they're not wrapped or anything, just sitting there in that jar...LOVE THOSE!!! And remember, the best movies are bad movies!