dreamdancer 0 #1 October 1, 2009 keep off the grass... QuoteNeed more evidence that marijuana has gone mainstream in America? This morning on the Today show, Matt Lauer chatted up a piece on so-called stiletto stoners -- educated, professional women with killer careers and enviable social lives who favor marijuana as their intoxicant of choice and are increasingly comfortable admitting it. The TV piece draws its inspiration from an article titled "Stiletto Stoners" in the current issue of Marie Claire magazine. The story raises the question: Why are so many smart, successful women lighting up in their off hours? The sympathetic article and TV piece feature interviews with a wide range of successful women who wind down at the end of the day with a joint instead of a martini. The women see no need to apologize for their drug of choice and offer various reasons for choosing pot over booze: Some don't like alcohol, others say they enjoy more rewarding conversations with friends when they are indulging in marijuana. The coming-out party is happening in more and more places. The entertainment newspaper Variety recently ran a feature story on the depiction of marijuana as an everyday, normal occurrence on TV shows and in movies. The story references NBC's Parks and Recreation, the CBS pilot, Accidentally on Purpose and AMC's Mad Men -- all portraying marijuana use matter-of-factly, without the "reefer madness" storyline. There's more: Emblazoned on the cover of the September issue of Fortune magazine is a photo of actress Mary Louise Parker, star of the popular Showtime hit series Weeds, teasing the lead story: "How Marijuana Became Legal: Medical Marijuana Is Giving Activists a Chance to Show How a Legitimized Pot Business Can Work. Is the End of Prohibition Upon Us?" And let's not forget what President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger all have in common: They are all elected officials who have admitted to smoking marijuana, and it didn't hurt their political careers. http://www.alternet.org/rights/143005/marijuana_in_america%3A_more_mainstream_than_ever%2C_more_arrests_than_everstay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #2 October 1, 2009 Nice post, nice thread DreamDancer. Leagalize the shit, Tax it. Balance the budget & Fund Healthcare w/ it. 'Nuff said. By me anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 October 1, 2009 If they legalize it, then I'm buying stock in Nabisco. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #4 October 2, 2009 http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/53 If even part of this is true, then it is scary that we even care about pot. That is one in every 353 Americans is being arrested for Marijuana. Retarded. If each arrest costs say $500 in civic costs, taxes etc (I think a conservative #), then the cost each year is $424 Billion just for the arrests. On that premise alone, given the capitalistic nature of this country, you think everyone would be on the path of legalization just for the simple fact that it would reduce expenses to the country. time for more radical change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
