MARIJUANA THE GREAT ESCAPE

[Music] [Applause] give your love to every single thing you've wondered [Music] i know [Music] bigger wrench george willis has double a fuel competition quite a few at the strip and he's getting better can i have the handle or do you expect me to turn it with my finger drag racing and pat allen are the two most important things in george's life thank you how's it going george well with all this fantastic help i expect to be done at noon in about a week tell me again george how are you going to win the nationals we're going to blow him off man those other shoes won't even know what hit him when the lights come down it's going to be to the floor and whale and big bad willis is going to do it again where do you attribute your success mr big bad words split second timing fantastic reflexes a keen eye and a cool head is that all pretty foxy mechanic hey it's tony nancy all right george hi there hi pat hi how's everything going pretty good how's the digger coming out of sight shaping up uh say that idea about the cam was good how about trying it this sunday sure fine what else you've been doing this little flower well i changed it from a three nine to uh 410 and i move my controls in so i can uh you know grab them quicker and i change the break from a pull operated to a push operator i think that'll as captain of the united states drag racing team tony nancy has toured all over the world taking on all challengers typical of the kind of guy that's really into drag racing tony unselfishly shares his years of experience and technical knowledge especially with george was proven his ability as a driver and won enough prize money to build his own dragster the big thing in the air is the upcoming winter nationals george will be driving a sponsored double a fueler and could win more than enough to finish his own me it looks like magnesium that you've made that whole thing out of oh i'd be nice and light and strong well i've done a lot of things to do and i count on you being out of scripts i need sure george his eye true friendship calling hey how you doing man max anderson is a different sort of guy he doesn't have many friends his own age he seems to feel more secure with people several years younger than himself he buys and sells marijuana max doesn't understand the kind of hard work and concentration george has put into building his dragster but then he doesn't understand what it means to have a pothead seem to have one thing in common the belief that and serious thought are a drag i was only if you lay a couple numbers on me oh it's been kind of low lately i don't know [Music] until recently george has smoked marijuana only occasionally just to be sociable but for some reason he's starting to buy and that's a whole new scene [Applause] you were really blowing smoke man that was a out of sight run yeah it felt pretty good all the way i think we're on the right track here uh anything yesterday was bad there but uh i hear you involved with smoke too what do you mean i mean like grass who told you this i don't get up tight i'm just telling you that i don't want to know anything about it one way or the other only alcohol pills dope none of that stuff makes it pal you don't need it here this is no toy it's got 1500 horsepower puts out 8 000 rpm you've seen it george you've seen guys blow up just for one goofy mistake we don't need any fuzzy headed guys who feel beautiful inside end up dead outside i've seen some of your friends i wouldn't let them come five feet of this car this is real you're gonna have to choose man i really resent that you think out some kind of dope thing or something i don't go around having withdrawals or go out of my head and kill people man that's somebody else's trip george is gradually assuming the role of a regular user he feels he can handle marijuana and resents being challenged it's not as bad as booze the same people who are giving out the lectures are going home and they start belting down martinis they take a pill to put themselves asleep in a pill to diet on everyone's entitled to their own trip the choice is not really between alcohol pills or marijuana the choice is whether or not you want to be dependent on any of them most people stay away from drugs of any kind for fear of the unknown with marijuana a hallucinogen there is good reason for fear [Music] not everybody george i think tony is right i'd really be afraid to try it winner is george willis turned in a 667 215.82 miles per hour in this afternoon's final elimination round for double eight dealers here at the beach this makes it three in a row for willis an 18 year old rookie driver from redondo beach california he picks up 500 and price money for the number one bracket and qualifies for tomorrow's annual far west championships be sure to be on hand tomorrow at 1 30 the action begins if anybody can drive george [Music] oh george max hey uh appears i'm going to need a little help from my friend oh i got busted yeah some yay who left a roach in the back of the bus and they busted all of us i'm calling to notify you we have your son robert in custody for possession of marijuana no ma'am there's no mistake he was picked up along with three other people in communities throughout the nation marijuana has become a major problem it has been the cause for many police records on otherwise law-abiding young people do you think there's any possibility if you're bailing me out of here oh man you're lucky because i won 500 today top eliminator that's great let's celebrate um as soon as you get me out of here let's go to my place and we'll have a party okay outside hey listen where are you right now uh englewood police department uh i'm gonna go see a bail bondsman and i'll be right down we'll have you out in no time thank [Music] hey thank you it sounds like i got some people here well at least i know some of them come on and make yourself to home and i'll be right with you we've got to get together on this we're celebrating remember yeah but you can't possibly know anything about it unless you try it i see as you know water people we're kind of special oh here let me lay a number on you you have a roach clip yeah here you go now we'll sit down here and do ourselves a number now the object is to get all that smoke into your lungs and as much as you can and hold it just for as long as you can do it now come on it won't hurt to try to take it you can never tell if marijuana will hurt you it is inconsistent and unpredictable some grass may be weak and some very strong and each person will react differently to the same batch now you'll get better what's the effect on it well just take a few more totes off this and find out keep going come on most pot smokers feel compelled to turn others on and will exert pressure on their closest friends who does not share his fascination of getting stoned is an outsider just take the joint and get it all into your lungs [Music] marijuana's immediate grip is on the central nervous system the stronger the grass the greater the distortion of perception and judgment depending on the personality and mood of the user illusions or hallucinations may occur [Applause] sights and sounds are exaggerated associations may be disorganized and time and space relationships are lost you may have a feeling of well-being or just the opposite great anxiety you are not yourself you are not in control yeah the whole summer at a critical time when young people must make decisions that will shape their future the people who become dependent upon marijuana are dependent on an escape that makes the unreal seem beautiful and the reality of life seem unnecessary now pat wake [Music] it's no up to crash we're going to get some munchies come on yeah well let's go [Music] look george pat's still pretty drowsy she can come with me and lie down in the back of the bus [Music] hunger and thirst are common side effects to smoking pot and frequently the users will drive a car before his reflexes have returned to normal george stop i forgot [Music] despite a drastic loss of judgment a user has a false sense of self-confidence [Music] the driver's awareness and perception are altered particularly as they relate to time and space he may be traveling at a comfortable 20 miles an hour and feel no need to slow down to turn a sharp corner he may become hung up on a visual experience or a physical activity totally unrelated to driving [Music] hey chick hurry up [Music] if anybody's holding 30 new right now [Music] wow flash i thought we were busted officer is the girl dad no little girl but you better step back on the curve and then before i had a chance even to move off he came around extreme speed and he hit me and that pushed my car over this way a bit just a minute here how far down the street did you notice him well i don't really know i mean i was i sort of was stopped and as i sort of looked one way and then i went to look the other the time i looked back he was on me i mean he just came roaring around here and uh i think he had to be drunk or something because he just he had to have seen me sitting here officer i i i just pulled out the driveway up the street we've got to get together on this we're celebrating remember yeah you can't possibly know anything about it unless you try it i wouldn't let him come five feet of this car this is real take you down you're gonna have to choose what's the effect a few more totes off this this is real you're gonna [Music] every day people who are really good at something music art sports or drag race who have a great deal to live for have to make decisions about that which they love most as for decisions regarding marijuana there's no mystery about it no beauty no great inner revelation it's a simple distortion a great escape the spectator's sidelight is george willis three qualified from step 11 the record [Music] a keen eye and a cool head is that all you