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Film poster for "Reefer Madness" with sensationalized imagery of vampire-like figures, featuring "youthful marihuana victims."
Film poster for Reefer Madness (1936).

The film Reefer Madness is released, escalating anti-marijuana sentiment.

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Film poster for Reefer Madness (1936).

The film depicts young, innocent, and white high school students who are introduced to marijuana by "pushers," and then descend into hallucinations and acts of murder, rape, and crime. The film is introduced at the same time as testimonies in the media and before Congress attempt to tie marijuana and its use to the Mexican immigrant community.