Recreational_Use_Of_Marijuana_Propaganda_Then_And_Now

Recreational Use Of Marijuana:Propaganda Then And Now The Recreational Use of Marijuana: Propaganda of Then and Now Marijuana is the most commonly used and abused drug in the United States. As marijuana use continues to popularize in the United States, concerns continue to rise. Many attempts are being put into action in order to not only defame its usage, but to end its “abuse” all together, by using scientific data and “statistics” to propagandize the “harmful” effects of its use. What is more important, though, is what is being applied in such propaganda and how this information began to spread, and, in comparison, how today’s (propaganda) reflects the past. In this essay, I will be speaking of two pieces, one being an “informational” film(“Reefer Madness”), as the other is today’s standards and messages from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). These two sources represent marijuana in a negative light, in that marijuana is harmful to oneself and to society, in great deal. Are these reasonable accusations on such a drug, or only myths, in order to gain better control on drug use' First, we must understand the “past” and previous takes on the use of marijuana. In the film “Reefer Madness,” marijuana marijuana, information, drug, nida, being, film, usage, propaganda, problem, order, masses, although, scientific, research, displayed, abuse, true, teenagers, spread, smoking, problems, potential, people, negative, much, harmful, given, give, data, continues, continue, both, while, ways