Reefer Madness (1936)

Release date: January 1st, 1936

Run time: 1 hr. 6 min.

Direction: Louis J. Gasnier

Genres: Drama

Synopsis: High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens. In his story, a drug supplier entices several restless teens, including sister and brother Mary and Jimmy Lane and Mary's boyfriend, Bill , into frequenting a "reefer" house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives and leads to a terrible crime.