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A look at decades of pro- and anti-marijuana media

There's a whiff of change—or something—in the air these days. News outlets are abuzz with stories on the possibility of looser marijuana laws, from decriminalization to medical-use exemptions, and partisans on both sides are taking to the media to push their messages. That's nothing new: For decades, both anti-drug and pro-pot campaigners have tried to capture the spirit of the times by using popular culture to convince Americans, especially young ones, that marijuana is either bad or not that bad, man, with filmmakers and authors also following suit. From the exploitation films of the 1940s to the famous "This Is Your Brain on Drugs" ad, a look at nearly eight decades of pot propaganda.

 
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  • Posted By: evilbeets @ 10/20/2009 2:26:51 AM

    elvis ODed on prescription medications (codeine, ethinamate,
    methaqualone and unidentifiable barbiturates) likely legally prescribed. when it comes down to it, drugs are drugs. why are we allowed some and not others? what i want to put in my body as long as it doesn't affect anyone else is none of the government's business.

  • Posted By: evilbeets @ 10/20/2009 2:26:00 AM

    elvis ODed on prescription medications (codeine, ethinamate,
    methaqualone and unidentifiable barbiturates) likely legally prescribed. when it comes down to it, drugs are drugs. why are we allowed some and not others? what i want to put in my body as long as it doesn't affect anyone else is none of the government's business.

  • Posted By: pzing @ 10/16/2009 7:17:24 PM

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