(1982) Blade Runner

Can you find the pot references? Source

Reality Check - December 15th, 2009 - Episode 20

Mandy Potter discusses the articles:

"Marijuana Use Rises Among Teens; Cigarette Smoking Lowest Since '75" link

and "Marijuana Lethal to People" from 1975

and "The Toxic Effects on the three Social Drugs of Our Era" also written in 1975.

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Photo 1: Peter Tosh, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards



Big Youth and Johnny Rotten

The abrupt demise of punk is documented by The Clash single, [(1978)] White Man In Hammersmith Palais, which records the feelings of a white reggae enthusiast attending a concert featuring reggae artists live and direct from Jamaica. Contemplating the scene, Joe Strummer laments the lack of commitment among the New Wave of groups that was then flooding the charts, 'turning rebellion into money'.

By that time, the Sex Pistols were history and Sid Vicious was heading nowhere, fast. Johnny Rotten - now going by his real name of Lydon - was recuperating in Jamaica, where he'd been sent by his record label under the pretext of doing some talent-spotting and where he was photographed for the N.M.E. sharing a fat spliff with Big Youth.Source

(1983) CBC's Cannabis Archive - #4 - The "Stay Real Campaign"

Don't try drugs...yet. That's the message behind a new Canada-wide anti-drug campaign kicking off next week. The gist of the campaign is that kids shouldn't try marijuana or hashish until they are at least 18, and mature enough to decide responsibly. The mild approach impresses even pro-marijuana groups like the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). As we see in this clip, the one thing everyone agrees on is that pot isn't for kids.



Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau,[1] PC, CC, CH, QC, MSRC (18 October 1919 – 28 September 2000), usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, and again from 3 March 1980 to 30 June 1984.



D.A.R.E.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education, better known as D.A.R.E. or DARE, is an international education program that seeks to prevent use of illegal drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. D.A.R.E., which has expanded globally since its founding in 1983, is a demand-side drug control strategy of the U.S. War on Drugs. Students who enter the program sign a pledge not to use drugs or join gangs and are taught by local law enforcement about the dangers of drug use in an interactive in-school curriculum which lasts ten weeks. Throughout its history, the program has been criticized for its inefficiency and biased stances towards drugs and drug reform. Source


Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989Source

(1980) CBC's Cannabis Archives - Item #3 - A Major Threat to Public Health, and society as a whole


Broadcast Date: April 24, 1980
Many people use marijuana, but that doesn't mean it's harmless. As more research is conducted, scientists find disturbing side effects of prolonged use: lung damage, impotence, psychological problems, cerebral atrophy. Dr. Charles Messer is a psychiatrist and crusader against what he calls "the pot gospel" and "the crap attitudes of suggestible kids." He's sounding the alarm, and has plenty of science to back it up. And he believes that anyone who disagrees with him...must be on drugs.

You can see the hatred for the cannabis culture in his eyes. Lie after lie after lie. This is the hatred the cannabis culture must try to shame the population into giving up, like the blacks and gays [have done/are doing.]

What has the cannabis culture done to society that merits them being criminalised, jailed and have their lives destroyed by the millions? The government is promoting hatred towards a specific group of people within society.