[Vision2020] Discussing Marijuana via Social Media (Darrell Keim)

[Darrell Keim]

How nice of Tom to demonstrate exactly the type of hyperbolic responses the
article is writing about.


On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Mr. Keim's cited article ranks right up there with . . .
>
> *"Reefer Madness" *(1938)
> *
> *
> *Considered THE archetypal sensationalized anti-drug movie, but it's
> really an exploitation film made to capitalize on the hot taboo subject of
> marijuana use.* Like many exploitation films of the time, "Reefer
> Madness" tried to make a quick buck off of a forbidden subject while
> skirting the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930. The Code forbade the
> portrayal of immoral acts like drug use. (*The illegal drug traffic must
> not be portrayed in such a way as to stimulate curiosity concerning the use
> of, or traffic in, such drugs; nor shall scenes be approved which show the
> use of illegal drugs, or their effects, in detail.*)
>
> The film toured around the country for many years - often being re-edited
> and re-titled ("Tell Your Children", "Dope Addict", "Doped Youth", "Love
> Madness", "The Burning Question"). It was re-discovered in the early 1970s
> by NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and
> screened again as an example of the government's demonization of marijuana.
> NORML may have been confused about the film's sponsorship since one of the
> film's distributors, Dwain Esper, testified to the Arizona Supreme Court
> that "Reefer Madness" was not a trashy exploitation film but was actually
> sponsored by the U.S. Government - a convincing lie, but a lie nonetheless.
>
> That being said, the film is still quick enjoyable since it dramatizes the
> "violent narcotic's ... soul destroying" effects on unwary teens, and their
> hedonistic exploits enroute to the bottom.
>
> -------------------------
>
> But, why take their word for it?
>
> View, or download and view, *Reefer Madness* at:
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> http://archive.org/details/reefer_madness1938
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
>
> On Sep 4, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Lynn McCollough <lmccollough at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Darrell,
>
> I did not think the article was about substance abuse or the war on drugs
> at all. As I read it, I thought the article was about the comments that can
> be left after a posting on social media. The article did not cover how “the
> pro legalization side react to research” as you attest, it was about dumb
> comments. The article’s sum up sentence seems to be:  “ Parents need to
> educate their youngsters so that they know how biased and full of untruths
> such comment from drug users can be.”
>
> Thus I found it to be a rather useless article. Has anyone ever told their
> family members anonymous commenters are what one should read to understand
> an issue?
>
> Has anyone here read for instance comments left on YouTube? They are
> apparently typically misogynistic rantings from teenagers who feel powerful
> when they post words from their potty mouths, at least imho. The comments
> are not from music critics, educated seminar attendees or whoever might
> pertain to the posted video.
>
> Your article discusses people who go by “WowFolksAreDumb”, JDSalinger,
> FlyingTooLow, BlowsAgainstTheEmpire, etc. possibly did not post appropriate
> facts to the topic.
>
>  Who on earth expected them to?
>
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