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Reefer Madness

Reefer madness is a term used to describe how people used to be scared of smoking marijuana. A very long time ago, many people believed that smoking marijuana would make you do crazy things, like hurt people or become addicted to other drugs. However, we now know that this is not true. While smoking marijuana can make you feel funny or relaxed, it will not make you hurt anyone or make you addicted to other drugs. So, reefer madness happened when people were a little too afraid of marijuana.