‘Trim Season’ Raises a Question: Just How Far Have We Come Since ‘Reefer Madness’?

Bereft of the cannabis underpinnings, ‘Trim Season’ is a conventional outing, the kind of thing that would’ve earned hoots-and-hollers at the drive-in or local grindhouse back in the day.

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Director Ariel Vida attends the 'Trim Season' Los Angeles premiere at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Los Angeles, June 6, 2024. John Sciulli/Getty Images for 'Trim Season'

So, how do you think it is going with the legalization of cannabis? As “exotics” boutiques pop up with all the abundance and ubiquity of corporate chains like Dunkin’ and CVS, the streets of Manhattan have become notorious for the ever-present smell of marijuana. Granted, New York City has never been lacking in pungent odors, but for those of us who have remained unmoved by the pleasures of a random doobie, the dankification of our streets has proved, if not altogether intolerable, then close to it.

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