circles and by by reason that you probably would hear a lot about pot but anyway it didn't really became a become a real public discussion until the psychedelic sixties which happened towards the end of the sixties so compilation of the images but together to deliver a message that the filmmaker wants to put out i think it's probably done by a student a film i got not really sure and the last one to keep off the grass from nineteen sixt keep off the grass yes i mean that really was a message until recently when we began to legalize marijuana at least to some extent in the united states of america so i thought it be really fun to take a look back and see how attitudes have changed sit back enjoy the ride david the bruce like all too many of his contemporaries tom is experimenting with something he knows little about your band which too little is known by anyone marijuana scene which most of them seem countless ways all equally heartbreaking the father son confrontation smokes like a chimney and you have a drink every day is small too not the same why not stand there with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in another and tell us not if you really considered all the consequences there's not a shred of evidence that marijuana is any worse than nicotine or alcohol you can get cancer your liver can rot away  right you rather look down on my generation for getting hung up on smoking and drinking knowing it's bad for us you think we're stupid maybe you're right but does that make your generation so all fired smart studies concerning marijuana's possibly harmful effects have been made although they're not yet conclusive but some facts are known some effects have been established there are apparently few physical manifestations reddening of the eyes lowered body temperature and a certain inability to coordinate movement but there are other effects psychological effects of marijuana use are generally experience is an uncontrollable feeling of hilarity quite without reason exhibits a marked careless senses in time perception are distorted he becomes confused and he displays irresponsibility and poor judgement and prolonged use may result in a loss of ambition respect for the induced couldn't care less attitude but grass is not a dangerous drug like like i want you don't become an eight and i'll be physically addictive way but it really is expand your mind makes you see things more clearly makes you more creative really it does all the pain isn't and right is they all say so that maybe they do anyway t viewpoints two opinions but the relationship between tom and his father is basically a good one tom's father believes in his son and he challenges him find out the actual facts about smoking grass the pros and cons fair and square don't hear only what you want to hear and then if thomas still honestly convinced there's no harm in doing it nothing further will be said tom agrees he's only a small part of cajun league for a few weeks but he's really new to the sure i've got a better source of information tom takes the help of his friend mack a couple of years his senior the boy who first introduced him to prod max thinks tom's project is real square but he agrees to get him all the dope no pun intended he knows just where to start tom's education at a garden party party held by one of max friends smoking grass is a private affair and doesn't harm anybody he's told it's a groovy way relaxing opening your senses tom is most interested in what he sees these people most of them college students are bright and well adjusted very sure of themselves and their ability to handle anything obviously they are all able to blood  to dispel the problems of the day for a little  uncontrollable already without reason mack is managed to get himself stoned yet a great idea to take time to see someone who can give in the real low down the true expert on the grass is a real veteran of the grass scene many gives tom the word he's very persuasive everyone but everyone's on grass all the big ones of course the best writers the best musicians the best it's definitely the scene tom is impressed with the imaginative creative posters displayed on the wa and he asked harry about the artist but it's mack again who has the answer he knows the artist man he painted those posters a couple of years ago his pads nearby when i go over meeting w waco the artist is pleased in flattered at the visit and like them but joined in honor of his visitors surely blow a spot has been for years its great man enhanced is the same says opens your mind stimulates real creativity those conventional posters of the old days were just so much junk waco tells his real inspirations come to him now when he stoned on grass this new work now that's out of sight is the greatest that's where real expansion of your mind and talents can be found turn on tune out of the rack race in the square problems and tune in on real self knowledge and creative power brother grass alright bunnies brother jim had been observed getting it from a known dealer the officers caught up with him and place but he wants to know what the officers are going to do with their brother after explains the gym and the evidence will be taken to the police station further information there is impressed with the arijuana cannabis out of it or indian hamp we need grass plot it can become a stimulant or a depressive or and helos mentor agent which affects the central nervous system and reacts differently and unpredictably on each individual user occasionally with disastrous results tom has company a police officer has noticed his interest in the display as we have any questions well tom is out after information pro and con what are the facts he asks easily with friendly and formality the officer speaks to tom no lecturing no sermonizing not smoking quite apart from being illegal is a problem the psychological dependency generated by pot is probably its greatest danger plus the fact that so many young smokers who can't cope with the everyday problems of growing up seek an ersatz maturity through it kids who get high repeatedly don't want to come down there's a hole some abandonment  goals and ambitions they've found a world where they seemingly have no problems that's the cruelest t smoking marijuana all too often leads to the use of more dangerous stuff take it from one who runs into the young victims of just that everyday users tend to stick with other users and addicts who can easily get them on harder stuff every user is a potential dealer some ninety five percent of all heroin addicts started with pot not every pot smoker goes on to heroin of course the personality factor is undoubtedly largely responsible for that step very like the same personality factor which turned the user on the pot yes organized crime is involved in pushing marijuana afterall it may well be a first step to real addiction where the big money is that every pot smoker indirectly supports big time narcotics dealers and criminals these dealers sometimes even get cute they've been known to mix other drugs in the grass hoping for a quick and dependable push towards addiction not to mention all the other junk and impurities mixed in with the average cut  marijuana maybe smoking pot isn't physically harmful to the young occasional user although this is far from certain as recently as one hundred fourteen heroin was sold over the counter is harmless because it deadly properties were not fully known but consider this both alcohol use in excess and marijuana are equally capable of producing erratic behavior and dependency maybe there is a similarity between the social drinker and the pot smoker yet it's not quite the same the daily drink may not be the best thing in the world but a man who takes a drink after his day is done his work he  and he wants to relax not so the teenage user he deliberately seeks to tune out he uses his grass as a mental crutch because he fears to stand on his own he may never learn to cope with the inevitable everyday problems of living he may well become one of the left behind generation does smoking grass lead to crime it can quite easily as can any driving need on the one possessed by it is without the means to satisfy it and legalizing the use of marijuana is not the answer of the over one hundred thirty member nations of the world health organization not one is for such a step one nation did try it with such dire results to its societal welfare within a few years that the permissive stand was diametrically reversed and today the death penalty is imposed for mere possession in the united states a less harsh more realistic legal attitude than exists might be the answer but in the end smoking marijuana to blow your mind is like throwing sand in a delicate machine and hoping nothing goes wrong max has had enough of the gloomy scene he's itching to split it's getting late time still got to see where it's at there are still too many unanswered questions about the effects of smoking marijuana exhaustive tests are being made let's wait and see tom's impressed with what he's experienced nobody of the establishment lectured him just gave him straight backs only the pot smokers seemed obsessed with the idea of turning others on one afternoon tom again has a talk with his father he's looked at both the pros and cons of blowing pot he's not convinced the grass is all that harmful but there is room for a lot of doubt why don't we wait and see there's a lot of testing to be done before we'll know all the facts we've already got our hang ups with smoking and drinking we know the consequences we face doing it why add another hang up by blowing pot especially since the consequences of that are not known as decided what he will do it would be stupid to take a chance after all he's no psychological cripple unable to cope who needs a grass crutch much better to keep off the grass