Playbill
March, 1983
The use of mood enhancers in the movie industry has been an oddly accurate, if sometimes Byzantine, reflection of subtle shifts in the status of America's preferential drugs. For years, alcohol was far and away America's--and Hollywood's--favorite. Then came the Sixties. Hallucinogens and marijuana became popular underground drugs, and, eventually, that fact influenced the movie industry, both publicly and privately. On the back lots of Hollywood, choice Mexican grass became increasingly availab...
