Reading, Writing, and Reefer

April. 17,1979      
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Made for TV documentary on the widespread habitual use of marijuana among schoolchildren and teenagers in the 1970s. Part of the NBC Special Treat series.

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Reviews

Fairaher
1979/04/17

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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PiraBit
1979/04/18

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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BelSports
1979/04/19

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Hayden Kane
1979/04/20

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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