Perhaps most prominent is the new Showtime drama/comedy "Weeds," where the main character, played by Mary-Louise Parker, is a suburban mother who makes ends meet by selling marijuana. The recent premiere episode of FX's Iraq War series "Over There" featured a toking soldier, while last week's episode of HBO's "Entourage" showed a pair of teenagers lighting up at a bar mitzvah.

The drug themes drew criticism from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which called them "irresponsible," and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA).

"These are trendsetting shows. They affect behavior and attitudes, particularly teens. When glamorization of drugs has climbed, changes in teen attitudes followed," said PDFA spokesperson Steve Dnistrian.

"Entourage" actor Jerry Ferrara countered that the depiction of marijuana use reflects reality among people in their twenties, while "Over There" co-creator and executive producer Chris Gerolmo said "drug use is certainly part of life in the Army."

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Posted by Another Way on 04 Dec 08 03:37 PM EST

Marijuana policy, internationally, is a joke. Somebody needs to have the balls to stand up and say, "Weed isn't so bad, we're all being prohibitionist idiots and we know full well that the crime caused as a direct result of marijuana illegality is far worse than the damage that could potentially be done by its controlled legalisation." Stop hating and share the love people...and bear in mind that stoner's behave more like Jesus than any among you who would raise a hand in anger.

Posted by Pot Head on 01 Dec 08 11:39 AM EST

well this is ridiculous people need to get a life like seriously its pot why do you think our prisons are so full??? its because the majority of people in prison are people that got caught with weed its honestly dumb and when weed becomes legal were all gonna celebrate!!!

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