While "New Amsterdam" always has blended fiction with reality, viewers of Season 5 Episode 8, "All the World's a Stage..." are complaining about its accuracy — especially regarding its depiction of cannabis use. "I'm sorry but I highly doubt weed would make a person react like that," @FabulousMomMeee tweeted about the teen beauty pageant contestant hallucinating from marijuana. "This show is being ignorant about cannabis and cannabis oil bought from dispensaries," Sillypuppy agreed. "It clearly is marked with the percentage of THC because they are all lab tested for quality and purity before being allowed to be sold. That girl would not be hallucinating."
A similar discussion happened on Reddit, too, with u/WilliamisMiB saying, "Overdose on weed?? On weed??!! You could've gone with any other drug, hallucinogen/designer type but you went with THC. Who are these writers." u/IntovertPartyHardy agreed, saying "What's next, a DARE officer popping out from behind a corner?" while u/macjunkie complained, "the anti marijuana preaching is disgusting and so totally inaccurate." However, u/olily pointed out, "Marijuana is much stronger than it was 25 or 30 years ago," and mentioned a link between THC and psychosis. According to GoodRx Health, hallucination is a sign of THC overdose.
