Reefer Madness

About “Reefer Madness”

Reefer Madness examines the underground economy in the United States, focusing on marijuana, pornography, and illegal migrant workers as central components of a market that may constitute up to 10 percent or more of the nation's overall economy. Eric Schlosser traces the growth of these industries, exploring how they reflect broader patterns in American culture, including the interplay of ingenuity, greed, idealism, and hypocrisy, and how government policies and market forces have shaped both underground and mainstream economic systems.