What defines a stoner movie? Does Seth Rogen need to have a hand in the production? Were Cheetos or Slurpees consumed multiple times on screen? Did a main character frantically spray Febreze when the RA came knocking?

This category of movie is perhaps the most open-ended, ranging from films where marijuana is actively consumed on the big screen to ones where the drug’s use is just implied. So grab a bowl of popcorn with extra Junior Mints mixed in and saddle up for one of these classic pothead motion pictures.

One of the pioneers of reefer flicks is “Dazed and Confused,” the 1993 coming-of-age film by Richard Linklater about a group of rambunctious rebels from a small Texas town. This was the first weed-related movie I ever saw, in a time before I even knew what they were doing. Now that I am older, I understand why those crazy teens climbed those water towers, though I would not recommend it to the sane.

Another classic is “The Big Lebowski,” a psychedelic flick from 1998 by the Coen brothers. Bowling and a rug that ties the room together play key roles in this caper about a mixed-up identity and some people who want their money in a bad way.

“Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” is a classic weed feature in that it is beloved by stoners, though Burgundy, Champ Kind, Brian Fantana and Brick Tamland did not partake on screen. The use of the herb by the crew can be implied by the viewer, from Fantana’s lethal Sex Panther cologne to Jack Black punting Burgundy’s beloved Baxter off a bridge. The Channel 4 team must have had some edibles before that crazy brawl scene. Also, where did Brick get that trident?

My favorite cannabis film is “Superbad,” the adventure bro-mance involving two best friends in the weeks before they move away to different colleges. Michael Cera and Jonah Hill deliver as Evan and Seth in the script by Seth Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg based on their lives. Rogen and Bill Hader slay the audience as two ne’er-do-well police officers who would like to reignite their glory years through McLovin, the third wheel to Cera and Hill.

You cannot leave James Franco (though he does not partake himself) out of the pothead picture conversation, and “Pineapple Express” did not disappoint. Franco teams up with Seth Rogen in this hilarious escapade about a process server who gets mixed up with his dealer, his dealer’s dealer and his dealer’s dealer’s dealer. The two have great on-screen chemistry as they try to solve their lethal dilemma the only way they know how: smoking more marijuana.

Finally, a motion picture that will not spring to mind when you think of the herb is “Zombieland,” the cross-country road trip flick about the apocalypse. Woody Harrelson, the prototypical Hollywood pot guy, lights up buds with Emma Stone and zombie Bill Murray, quite the killer trio. Though the intensity and thriller tendencies of this feature may frighten some lighter-hearted stoners, most will enjoy the gentle droll of a road trip with Harrelson with interludes of stray zombie attacks.

Those were some of my favorite flicks that celebrate cannabis in one way or another, whether on the big screen or through their culture.

Chris Arneson is a senior sports management major from Bothell. He can be contacted at [email protected].