{"id":18,"date":"2026-06-03T20:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultarama.wordpress.com\/?p=18"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:03:53","slug":"reefer-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultarama.com\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"Reefer Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;This movie was actually a propaganda film made with the most honest of intentions by trying to discourage people from the supposed evils of marijuana, but instead, it ended up entertaining pot smokers rather than preventing them. The acting is deplorable, to say the least.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Originally titled &#8220;Tell Your Children!&#8221;, it is presented as part documentary and part movie to explain the absolute horrors of the &#8220;demon weed&#8221;. According to the narrator, it&#8217;s compared to and considered worse than Morphine, Cocaine, and Heroin combined into one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The movie has an extremely improbable plot consisting mainly of very dim people who peddle pot to teenagers, resulting in them committing horrible crimes, including murder, and an inevitable descent into sheer and utter Madness!! Originally in black and white, it has recently been colorized by Off Color Films, who cleverly made the pot smoke being blown by the characters come out in multiple colors. &nbsp;A movie with a sincere intention that was completely turned around and went the other way, being cherished by potheads worldwide! &nbsp;Thankfully it can now be found on YouTube!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reefer Madness | Original Trailer | Coolidge Corner Theatre\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXtumnTN6zg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reefer Madness 1936 Full Movie Full HD 1080p\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1FseYsn8xH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;This movie was actually a propaganda film made with the most honest of intentions by trying to discourage people from the supposed evils of marijuana, but instead, it ended up entertaining pot smokers rather than preventing them. 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