The stoner film is a subgenre of comedy movie that revolves around the recreational use of cannabis. They try to be representative of cannabis culture. The legendary "Cheech and Chong" series of

movies from 1978-1985 are the gold standard "stoner movies" to which all others aspire. The historic exploitation film Reefer Madness (1936) has also become popular as a "stoner movie" because its anti-drug message is so over the top that the film amounts to self-parody. There are hundreds of films that fit the stoner movie subgenre, including Ted (2012), Half Baked (1998), How High (2001), the Harold and Kumar movies, and Pineapple Express (2008). However, this list isn't going to include many of those movies.









If you just want to watch the same dozen or so stoner comedies over and over again, then that's fine-- they're great movies & they scratch a certain itch-- however, my goal is to use this "30 Days of 420" event as an opportunity to share a bunch of alternative movies to watch while high. B-movies, cult classics, so bad it's good, and just plain weird movies are on this list. Cheesy rubber monster suits, ridiculously bad special effects, and failed attempts at stunt casting will definitely appear in these flicks. The simple truth is that you don't need me to tell you to watch The Big Lebowski. You've already seen it, you probably own it in some form or another, so why do you want to read another internet listicle reinforcing the same old stuff-- it's a great movie and all, but you already knew that. Maybe we'll even get a little weird . How does that sound?







