From reefer madness to today, the media’s coverage of marijuana has changed drastically. This panel will discuss the evolution of marijuana in the media from prohibition through the present day.
2. In
the
1930s,
media
coverage
related
to
marijuana
was
all
about
reefer
madness.
3. Then
by
the
80s
and
90s,
the
conversa4on
shi6ed
to
focus
on
marijuana
laws
keeping
the
substance
away
from
teens.
Media
coverage
was
driven
by
teen
usage
rates,
whether
they
were
up
or
down.
4. But
today,
media
coverage
has
evolved
and
is
much
different
than
it
was
even
a
decade
ago.
This
panel
will
discuss
the
changes
in
how
the
media
has
reported
on
marijuana
over
the
years
through
today.
7. Trish
Regan’s
in-‐depth
special
on
the
underground
marijuana
industry,
Marijuana,
Inc.,
is
the
most-‐watched
CNBC
program
produced
to
date.
8. Emmy-‐nominated
Trish
Regan
explores
the
$100
billion
marijuana
industry
during
CNBC’s
documentary,
Marijuana
USA,
the
follow-‐up
to
Marijuana,
Inc.
12. “No
one
should
pretend
that
marijuana
prohibition
was
carefully
considered
or
that
it
was
driven
by
science,
as
opposed
to
ignorance
and
blind
prejudice.”
–
Jacob
Sullum
17. “Future
generations
will
be
able
to
look
back
and
see
it
as
a
time
capsule,
and
they
will
be
able
to
see
how
big
a
deal
this
issue
really
was
in
every
aspect
of
life
in
Colorado.
Already,
here
in
2016,
marijuana
is
not
the
touchstone
issue
that
it
was
back
in
2013.
We
have
realized
that
marijuana
is
not
the
scourge
it
was
made
out
to
be.”
–
Ricardo
Baca
18. “Rolling
Papers”
chronicles
the
Xirst
year
of
legal
marijuana
sales
in
Colorado,
through
the
eyes
of
The
Cannabist’s
editor,
Ricardo
Baca.
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22. From
reefer
madness
to
today,
the
media’s
coverage
of
marijuana
has
changed
drastically.
This
panel
will
discuss
the
evolution
of
marijuana
in
the
media
from
prohibition
through
the
present
day.