In cinema, filmmakers were quick to jump on the drug bandwagon exploring the "highs" and lows of recreational drug use made popular by the hippie communities which soon seeped into everyday life. Soon, it seemed like everybody was doin' the dope. Some of these movies that experimented with drug use on screen merely exploited the topic while others used drugs in a more leisurely manner more as a historical reference.
"I got my head bashed in at a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Police were losing control because they were up against a world they really didn't understand"--Terry Gilliam, filmmaker