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{{quote|''"You must be at least this high to watch."''|''[[The Nostalgia Critic]]: [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''}}

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There are works that some of the fandom will insist are more entertaining, or make more sense, if you're watching/reading/listening to/playing it while under the influence of a mind altering substance; be it alcohol, pot, acid, mushrooms, ecstasy, or whatever, man. While some people may say every work is better, but in general, there seems to be a select group of works that are claimed to be this way.

This usually happens with works [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|supposedly made when the creators were under the influence of the same substances]] regardless of their actual sobriety. Most often it's [[Stoner Flick~~|Stoner Flicks~~]] that get this or if it just has a [[The Stoner|stoner]] character, especially an [[Erudite Stoner|erudite one]]. Works that use [[Faux Symbolism]] also receive this. It also happens with works that involve swirls of bright colors, strobe lights, laser lights, [[Mushroom Samba|mushroom sambas]], or [[Disney Acid Sequence~~|Disney Acid Sequences~~]]. Frequently, the work just has to involve something strange or out of the ordinary, so this is very common with fantasy and science fiction as well as works involving a [[Mind Screw]]. Also possible with works that are supposedly aimed at kids but the [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|content calls this into question]].

This usually happens with works [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|supposedly made when the creators were under the influence of the same substances]] regardless of their actual sobriety. Most often it's [[Stoner Flick]]s that get this or if it just has a [[The Stoner|stoner]] character, especially an [[Erudite Stoner|erudite one]]. Works that use [[Faux Symbolism]] also receive this. It also happens with works that involve swirls of bright colors, strobe lights, laser lights, [[Mushroom Samba|mushroom sambas]], or [[Disney Acid Sequence]]s. Frequently, the work just has to involve something strange or out of the ordinary, so this is very common with fantasy and science fiction as well as works involving a [[Mind Screw]]. Also possible with works that are supposedly aimed at kids but the [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|content calls this into question]].

Whether or not the creators intentionally make it this way varies, as will whether or not [[Word of God|they admit to it]] for several reasons. Doing so can lead to backlash from [[Moral Guardians]] and can cause problems for people under [[Contractual Purity]] because [[Drugs Are Bad]]. However, this can be affected by [[Values Dissonance]] which can lead to a [[Flip-Flop of God]]. It can also lead to a [[Misaimed Fandom]], which can lead to the aforementioned problems but can also help how successful the work is leading to a [[Shrug of God]].

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=== [[In-Universe]] Examples Only: ===

=== [[In-Universe]] Examples Only ===

== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[Half Baked]]'' has the Enhancement Smoker, a character based entirely around this concept. The best part is how well he's played by [[Jon Stewart]] and how much better ''[[The Daily Show]]'' and ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' are stoned.

{{quote|'''Enhancement Smoker''': You ever see the back of a twenty dollar bill... on weed? Oh, there's some crazy shit, man. There's a dude in the bushes. Has he got a gun? I dunno! RED TEAM GO, RED TEAM GO.}}

* Used in-story in ''[[Knocked Up]]'' ~~-- when~~ the guys go to Las Vegas, Pete brings along some psychedelic mushrooms and they deliberately save them for when they go to see [[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s ''[[Mystere]]''. The experience ''is'' awesome at first, but by the end the drugs turn on Ben and he freaks out. (The commentary on the DVD notes that [[Cirque Du Soleil]] had no problem with their work being used in the context of this trope!)

* Used in-story in ''[[Knocked Up]]''—when the guys go to Las Vegas, Pete brings along some psychedelic mushrooms and they deliberately save them for when they go to see [[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s ''[[Mystere]]''. The experience ''is'' awesome at first, but by the end the drugs turn on Ben and he freaks out. (The commentary on the DVD notes that [[Cirque Du Soleil]] had no problem with their work being used in the context of this trope!)

* Woody Allen displays a dim view of this in ''[[Annie Hall]]'' when a California party guest says "You ever see Renoir's ''Grand Illusion''? It's hilarious when you're stoned!"

* Invoked in ''[[Super Troopers]]'' when the guys use some confiscated pot to help them look for "evidence" in tapes of the Afghani-produced Johnny Chimpo cartoon.