Citation

Hall W, Yeates S. Addiction 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/add.15258

PMID

33001512

Abstract

We describe the origins of the 1939 melodrama Reefer Madness, correct some common misconceptions about its role in the prohibition of marijuana in the United States and analyse some common contemporary misuses of the film's tile as a catch phrase to discredit evidence that some patterns of cannabis can harm users...

Language: en

Keywords

cannabis prohibition; Cannabis representations; exploitation cinema; melodrama; propaganda; psychosis