The recent verdict by the Obama administration rejecting the reclassification of marijuana reminded me of Larry "Ratso" Sloman's book, Reefer Madness , which charts the history of marijuana, starting with George Washington's experiments with hemp. There was a very funny scene in the movie, Dazed and Confused , where one of the characters expounds on Washington toking pot . I suppose nothing went further to demonize this long-used drug than the film, Reefer Madness , from which Sloman took the title of his book.