In a way, this educational film glamorizes drug use; its star remains fetching and well-dressed, even as she descends into addiction…then she easily recovers to swear off “dope.” But the film, made in 1951 and titled “The Terrible Truth,” underscores one of the major flaws in America’s drug policy. For years, marijuana has been classified as a highly addictive ‘Schedule 1’ drug by the DEA, alongside killers like heroin, even as dozens of states have effectively legalized marijuana as medicine.
