Weed: or, A Cancer in the Community

Original title: Weed: Or, A Cancer in the Community

2003
15m

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6.9/10

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Weed: or, A Cancer in the Community (2003)

'Weed: Or, A Cancer In The Community' honors the low-quality conventions of the drug-scare genre. It is presented as a police training film from 1959, complete with intentional inconsistently-exposed images, a soundtrack with film pops and jumps, and

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"Weed: Or, A Cancer In The Community" honors the low-quality conventions of the drug-scare genre. It is presented as a police training film from 1959, complete with intentional inconsistentl... Read all"Weed: Or, A Cancer In The Community" honors the low-quality conventions of the drug-scare genre. It is presented as a police training film from 1959, complete with intentional inconsistently-exposed images, a soundtrack with film pops and jumps, and slightly over-acted performan... Read all"Weed: Or, A Cancer In The Community" honors the low-quality conventions of the drug-scare genre. It is presented as a police training film from 1959, complete with intentional inconsistently-exposed images, a soundtrack with film pops and jumps, and slightly over-acted performances.

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The Narrator: Because of the educational nature of this film, we have omitted the Pusher's perverted sexual advances on the inebriated and susceptible Johnny. A dope fiend is also a sex fiend.

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Spoofs Reefer Madness (1936)

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Very funny, worth a watch.

A very good spoof on early marijuana films like the infamous Reefer Madness, Weed shows how many misconceptions about drugs came about through an overzealous media and no movement to change false perceptions because, hey, isn't it just easier for the government to just let us believe lies? Weed is also very funny with quotes like, "This is Johnny. Three days ago Johnny was a high school honors student, captain of the basketball team, a teen leader. Now, change. Johnny isn't a leader anymore." It's a tragic story about Johnny becoming addicted to marijuana one day. Yup, addicted in one day. I would buy this movie just to watch it in Health class.