History YMMV / ReeferMadness

* HilariousInHindsight: The movie's message against marijuana have become even more silly since recreational marijuana has become legal in a few countries like Uruguay, Canada, and many jurisdictions across the [=US=] since 2012. Also because there is more education about cannabis and its effects than there was when the film was produced.

* {{Anvilicious}}: "Marihuana" will ruin your life and the lives of those around you. Take this reefer for an hour and your got this movie.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Oh, ironically so. From the hokey acting to the complete misunderstanding of marijuana as a whole, you've just gotta wonder if at least someone was on ''something'' to make this movie.

* HilariousInHindsight: The movie's message against marijuana have become even more silly since recreational marijuana has become legal in a few countries like Uruguay, Canada, and many jurisdictions across the [=US=] since the 2010s. Also because there is more education about cannabis and its effects than there was when the film was produced.

* MisaimedFandom: In this case, potheads actually love ''Reefer Madness''. The movie was originally intended as anti-cannabis propaganda, but now it's become a beloved StonerFlick because it's hilariously {{clueless|Aesop}} about its subject matter and even more hilarious to watch while high.

* SoBadItsGood: In the 1970s, college kids would enjoy smoking "marihuana" and watching the film whenever it came on TV. [[HilarityEnsues They found it to be a blast.]] Even sober, it's hilarious as long as you watch it as a comedy.

* HilariousInHindsight: The movie's message against marijuana have become even more silly since recreational marijuana has become legal in a few countries Uruguay, Canada, and many jurisdictions across the [=US=] since the 2010s. Also because there is more education about cannabis and its effects than there was when the film was produced.

* MisaimedFandom: In this case, potheads love ''Reefer Madness''. The movie was originally intended as anti-cannabis propaganda, but now it's become a beloved StonerFlick because it's hilariously {{clueless|Aesop}} about its subject matter and even more hilarious to watch while high.

* HilariousInHindsight: The movie's message against marijuana have become even more silly since recreational marijuana has become legal in a few countries and many jurisdictions across the [=US=] since the 2010s. Also because there is more education about cannabis and its effects than there was when the film was produced.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Oh, ironically so. From the hokey acting to the complete misunderstanding of marijuana as a whole, you've just gotta wonder if at least ''somebody'' was on ''something'' to make this movie.

* PeripheryDemographic: Stoners LOVE this movie.
* SoBadItsGood[=/=]VindicatedByHistory: In the 1970s, college kids would enjoy smoking "marihuana" and watching the film whenever it came on TV. [[HilarityEnsues They found it to be a blast.]] Even sober, it's hilarious as long as you watch it as a comedy.

* SoBadItsGood[=/=]SpringtimeForHitler: In the 1970s, college kids would enjoy smoking "marihuana" and watching the film whenever it came on TV. [[HilarityEnsues They found it to be a blast.]] Even sober, it's hilarious as long as you watch it as a comedy.

* SoBadItsGood: In the 70's, college kids would enjoy smoking "marihuana" and watching the film whenever it came on TV. [[HilarityEnsues They found it to be a blast.]] Even sober, it's hilarious as long as you watch it as a comedy.

* SpecialEffectFailure: Near the end of the movie, [[spoiler:Blanche]] commits suicide by jumping out a window. It's obviously a dummy that falls.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Subtlety? HA.

* {{Glurge}}: ...''yes''.

* HilariousInHindsight: The movie's message against marijuana have become even more silly since recreational marijuana has become legal in a few countries and many jurisdictions across the [=US=] since the 2010s.

* CriticalResearchFailure:
** Though the gross egregiousness of it is much more hilariously noticeable now that marijuana use is much more widespread and its effects a great deal more common knowledge than when the film came out, anyone with half a functioning brain should have known by the manipulativeness and slanted angle of the film how trustworthy it was even then.
** Actually, even at the time, people were so aware that marijuana had the ''opposite'' effect than portrayed in the film, it was laughed at even then. Hearst's papers went from claiming that the drug was so scary just the ''sight'' of it would make Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} die of fright[[note]]No, really, the SF Chronicle said that verbatim[[/note]] to the drug would make our soldiers too lazy to fight abroad.
** Even then, the truth was the final product was simply using DrugsAreBad as an excuse to show behavior that wouldn't otherwise pass UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode.
** The movie goes so far as to claim that marijuana is more dangerous than heroin.
--->'''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob''': Even the 1930s said "Fuck this movie!"

* SocietyMarchesOn:
** Aside from the legalization of marijuana in countries and US states, this was when the drug was spelled "marihuana".
** This was also a time when {{Jazz}} was treated like GangstaRap by conservatives.