With marijuana having successfully permeated mainstream culture thanks to the legalization of either medical or recreational weed in 28 states, the leaf has also found a more prominent place in cinema in recent years.

Whether you “wanna talk to Samson” or just enjoy watching Seth Rogen and James Franco burn cross-joints and run from a vicious drug lord, there’s no denying that Hollywood has come out in favor of cannabis.

However, it wasn’t always that way, as one film in particular, “Reefer Madness,” strongly contributed to the demonization and subsequent prohibition of our favorite herb.

Watch MERRY JANE News’ “A Brief History of Marijuana in The Movies” here and get woke.