Monday, 12 March 2012

Drugs timeline, main 10 points

  1. 1900-1914 cocaine, ecstasy and opium start to appear in films.
  2. 1916 : BBFC's regulations start to include the deletion of films that include drugs.
  3. 1930's films start to show drugs in comedic way.
  4. 1949: Robert Mitchum jailed for weed possession.
  5. 1955: Frank Sintra startles audiences by playing a drug addicted character.
  6. 1967 : LSD and weed are admitted to being the main drive of some music celebrities creativity. Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney arrested for possession.
  7. 1984: the video recordings act passed, with a special regard for home viewing.
  8. 1997: Liam Gallagher says taking cocaine is like having a cup of tea.
  9. 2000's: Films still contain drug taking, however these are bad effects shown, and high age rating.
  10. 2005: magic roundabout passed as a U despite the drug references, on the fact that children don't understand the reference

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