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Reefer Madness (originally made as Tell Your Children and sometimes titled The Burning Question, Dope Addict, Doped Youth, and Love Madness) is a 1936 American exploitation film about drugs, revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuana – upon trying it, they become ...
'Reefer Madness' propaganda message turned cult classic. The 1936 film "Reefer Madness" (originally titled "Tell Your Children") was released to enlighten parents about the dangers of cannabis.
Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 propaganda film and cult classic Reefer Madness that opened in Los Angeles in 1998. [1] The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the book and music by Dan Studney.
A scanned copy is available at the web page for Reefer Madness: The Musical under their propaganda Archived October 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine section. Retrieved May 11, 2007; Something Weird Video: "She Shoulda Said 'No'!". Retrieved November 29, 2006.
Originating in the 1930s, this myth was the basis for films like Reefer Madness, and used by Harry Anslinger of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics as justification for outlawing cannabis. The allegation was that even the calmest, most normal person could be transformed into a psychopathic killer or rapist solely from smoking a joint.
The midnight movie scene in theaters of the 1970s revived the hectoring anti-drug propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936) as an ironic counterculture comedy. The broad popularity of Reefer Madness led to a new audience for extreme anti-drug films bordering on self-parody, including Assassin of Youth (1937), Marihuana (1936), and She Shoulda Said No! a.k.a.
Opponents’ Reefer Madness fears have not come to pass. Cannabis is well-regulated, and retail outlets haven’t trashed surrounding neighborhoods. Selling cannabis is no worse than selling ...
Reefer Madness (originally released as Tell Your Children and sometimes titled or subtitled as The Burning Question, Dope Addict, Doped Youth, and Love Madness) is a 1936 American exploitation film and propaganda work revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to smoke cannabis— and ...