Write and essay by discussing the following questions.
- Has marijuana use proven to be as harmful as this film would have us believe?
- Define “drug.”
- Why are both “essentialistic” (or “objectivistic”) and “constructionist” (or “subjective”) definitions relevant to a sociological consideration of drug use?
- Discuss some of the social changes, both nationally and worldwide, that have facilitated or discouraged drug use. While very different than what we see in the film, many of the same tactics are used. How has drug use continued to be socially constructed? Provide examples.
- How do recent efforts to redefine marijuana as a “medicine” fit this pattern of social construction?
- What about recreational use? Now that cannabis is legal in many states, how is cannabis use being defined?
- We know that pharmaceutical medicines can be far more dangerous than many “illegal” drugs. In contrast to elicit drugs, why are these “legal” drugs socially acceptable? Is this changing?
The Reefer Madness Effect (Cannabis Documentary)
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