For the first 10 minutes of this film about the "dangers" of pot- smoking, we see a group of fun-loving white kids in a tavern, getting drunk. There we meet our central character, Burma (or is it Myanmar now?), a beautiful teen-aged blonde. After she and her boyfriend Dick get good and smashed, they go out parking, at which point he literally tries to rape her. A justifiably angry Burma storms out of the car and starts to walk home, but soon gets back in and snuggles up to her smug, entitled, pussy-grabber of a Dick.
The next night, Burma and company discover "giggle weed," the smoking of which causes them to make out with strange men at a party, then strip naked and go swimming in the ocean, laughing uproariously the whole time. Problem is, one of the girls doesn't come back until her drowned corpse washes up on the beach. Next thing you know, Dick's dick has gotten Burma knocked up. Desperate for a job to support his soon-to-be family, Dick goes to work for the local crime boss as a marihuana dealer and is shot to death on his first run. After that, things pretty much go to hell for Burma.
Made the same year as the much better-known REEFER MADNESS, but without half its camp value, MARIHUANA takes a darker turn in which smoking a joint or two leads to sexual promiscuity, alcoholism, heroin addiction, unwanted pregnancy, and ultimately a gun battle with the cops. And all because Burma was jealous that her family's attention went to her big sister Eileen. I half-expected Burma to shout, "I accuse my parents!"
The next night, Burma and company discover "giggle weed," the smoking of which causes them to make out with strange men at a party, then strip naked and go swimming in the ocean, laughing uproariously the whole time. Problem is, one of the girls doesn't come back until her drowned corpse washes up on the beach. Next thing you know, Dick's dick has gotten Burma knocked up. Desperate for a job to support his soon-to-be family, Dick goes to work for the local crime boss as a marihuana dealer and is shot to death on his first run. After that, things pretty much go to hell for Burma.
Made the same year as the much better-known REEFER MADNESS, but without half its camp value, MARIHUANA takes a darker turn in which smoking a joint or two leads to sexual promiscuity, alcoholism, heroin addiction, unwanted pregnancy, and ultimately a gun battle with the cops. And all because Burma was jealous that her family's attention went to her big sister Eileen. I half-expected Burma to shout, "I accuse my parents!"