Artists have been campaigning throughout the centuries for the legal
use of marijuana; a topic which is as relevant today as it was in the
heydays of the swinging sixties. These are just a few of the celebrities
that would like to see marijuana made legal.
Paul McCartney
August 28th, 2009 celebrates the 45th anniversary of the day that The Beatles first sampled marijuana at the bequest of Bob Dylan. The story goes that Dylan offered them a joint and had to be told by an embarrassed Brian Epstein that the boys had never sampled pot before. "But what about your song, 'I get high, I get high, I get high'" proclaimed Bob referring to the chorus in 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'. It seems that Dylan had been unable to understand John's Liverpudlian tones and had misheard the chorus 'I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide'. It was that night that the boys first sampled marijuana and so taken was Paul with the drug that he instantly penned the song 'Got To Get You Into My Life', which John Lennon later proclaimed was Paul McCartney at his best. Paul has since heavily campaigned to make marijuana legal even going as far as to take out a full page advert in the London Times in 1967 calling for the legalisation of the drug.
Megan Fox
Megan Fox, the Transformers actress has recently admitted that she enjoys smoking cannabis and hopes that marijuana is made legal. In a recent GQ Interview she stated that she regularly receives flack from other people because of her views on legalising marijuana and described the US governments war on drugs as nothing more than propaganda. Megan claims to have tried a range of other drugs but states that marijuana was only one that she actually enjoyed.
Kirsten Dunst
Another Hollywood Starlet that's also a fan of cannabis seeds is Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten has regularly stated in magazine interviews that she believes the world would be a much better place if marijuana was legal. She even agrees with fellow starlet Megan Fox that the US government's strict view on cannabis is ridiculous. Whilst Kirsten admits to smoking cannabis, she claims that she would never overindulge in the drug, as it may hamper her creativity.
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge turned to cannabis when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and now would like to see medical marijuana made legal. When chemotherapy left her feeling like death she didn't want to turn to yet more prescription pills with their various side effects so she received a prescription for medical marijuana which is legal in the liberal state of California. She claims that the medical cannabis didn't make her high, but actually allowed her to function normally. Melissa didn't smoke the legal marijuana but instead used it to make cannabutter which she spread over food dishes. The state of California has over 200,000 registered to receive legal medical marijuana and with celebrities such as Hugh Hefner's 19-year old twin girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa recently seen emerging from a legal marijuana store there are issues over whether California's drug laws are too liberal. However, with some stricter states even making the sale of cannabis seeds illegal, we're all for California's liberalisation.
Paul McCartney
August 28th, 2009 celebrates the 45th anniversary of the day that The Beatles first sampled marijuana at the bequest of Bob Dylan. The story goes that Dylan offered them a joint and had to be told by an embarrassed Brian Epstein that the boys had never sampled pot before. "But what about your song, 'I get high, I get high, I get high'" proclaimed Bob referring to the chorus in 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'. It seems that Dylan had been unable to understand John's Liverpudlian tones and had misheard the chorus 'I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide'. It was that night that the boys first sampled marijuana and so taken was Paul with the drug that he instantly penned the song 'Got To Get You Into My Life', which John Lennon later proclaimed was Paul McCartney at his best. Paul has since heavily campaigned to make marijuana legal even going as far as to take out a full page advert in the London Times in 1967 calling for the legalisation of the drug.
Megan Fox
Megan Fox, the Transformers actress has recently admitted that she enjoys smoking cannabis and hopes that marijuana is made legal. In a recent GQ Interview she stated that she regularly receives flack from other people because of her views on legalising marijuana and described the US governments war on drugs as nothing more than propaganda. Megan claims to have tried a range of other drugs but states that marijuana was only one that she actually enjoyed.
Kirsten Dunst
Another Hollywood Starlet that's also a fan of cannabis seeds is Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten has regularly stated in magazine interviews that she believes the world would be a much better place if marijuana was legal. She even agrees with fellow starlet Megan Fox that the US government's strict view on cannabis is ridiculous. Whilst Kirsten admits to smoking cannabis, she claims that she would never overindulge in the drug, as it may hamper her creativity.
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge turned to cannabis when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and now would like to see medical marijuana made legal. When chemotherapy left her feeling like death she didn't want to turn to yet more prescription pills with their various side effects so she received a prescription for medical marijuana which is legal in the liberal state of California. She claims that the medical cannabis didn't make her high, but actually allowed her to function normally. Melissa didn't smoke the legal marijuana but instead used it to make cannabutter which she spread over food dishes. The state of California has over 200,000 registered to receive legal medical marijuana and with celebrities such as Hugh Hefner's 19-year old twin girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa recently seen emerging from a legal marijuana store there are issues over whether California's drug laws are too liberal. However, with some stricter states even making the sale of cannabis seeds illegal, we're all for California's liberalisation.
