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Originally Posted by August
I think "Reefer Madness" did more to promote drug use in this country than just about anything else. The problem with over the top, easily discounted propaganda like that is that it causes doubt in the veracity of other anti-drug messages.
After all if pot doesn't drive you insane then maybe meth won't either.
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The first time I saw that film (without going into my life history
) I thought to myself; "
These people have got to be kidding me. They expect viewers to take this seriously?"
There were many times when I was making an arrest (
and not just for drugs either) where I quietly advised the arrestee that I didn't necessarily agree with the laws, but was bound by law to enforce them.