Marijuana users have always been stereotyped as teenage boys who are on the scruffy side with few life goals. But as the media continues to revolve around the daily drug use of Americans and celebrities, the stereotype has begun to change. Not only are marijuana users presented as both male and female, but they have been shown to be people of all races, classes, and intelligence levels.
In many media clips marijuana users are portrayed as unkempt users who are using medical marijuana as an excuse to smoke. As the clip above explains, some people are abusing the privilege of medical marijuana by claiming they need to get high because they "have a hangnail" or are preparing for a stressful exam. Many Americans believe that medical marijuana is completely necessary for those patients who suffer from terminal diseases or other forms of health conditions, but they do worry about those who will abuse marijuana if it were to become legal. These supporters have said that marijuana allows the patients to gain a relief from the stresses of sickness and is necessary for them to continue on with their lives in spite of being sick, especially when they are undergoing chemotherapy. On the other hand, many Americans have argued that medical marijuana is simply an excuse for people to get high and legalizing it would simply give potheads an excuse to continue to smoke and waste their time rather than doing something productive with their lives.
Personally, I haven't been effected by this legal battle but I'm sure I will hear more about it when I move out to California next year.
However, medical marijuana users are not the only Americans to smoke weed. In fact, the Tyra clip shows that American moms smoke too! If this doesn't show that the marijuana user stereotype has changed, I don't know what does.
Tyra Show
I mean come on! Now mom's are smoking weed? And in front of their kids!? Clearly, marijuana is used with people of all ages and education levels if mothers are smoking in front of or with their children and see no harm in it.
Finally, marijuana has been used in television shows and movies by people of all social classes. In the 2007 film Knocked Up the father-to-be is a middle aged man who has been living off an inheritance for the last ten years. While he is considered to me a middle class man, he is portrayed as a pot head, even choosing to save his bong rather than his pregnant girlfriend when an earthquake hits.
Knocked Up
In the CW television series Gossip Girl marijuana is used by Upper East Side Brown legacy, Nate Archibald. This series portrays Nate as a young, well-groomed man who is on his way to achieving incredible things throughout his adult life. In contrast, Nate is shown smoking weed before class or lacrosse games in order to escape the crazy drama he is surrounded with.
Marijuana users have always been stereotyped as teenage boys who are on the scruffy side with few life goals. But as the media continues to revolve around the daily drug use of Americans and celebrities, the stereotype has begun to change. Not only are marijuana users presented as both male and female, but they have been shown to be people of all races, classes, and intelligence levels.
In many media clips marijuana users are portrayed as unkempt users who are using medical marijuana as an excuse to smoke. As the clip above explains, some people are abusing the privilege of medical marijuana by claiming they need to get high because they "have a hangnail" or are preparing for a stressful exam. Many Americans believe that medical marijuana is completely necessary for those patients who suffer from terminal diseases or other forms of health conditions, but they do worry about those who will abuse marijuana if it were to become legal. These supporters have said that marijuana allows the patients to gain a relief from the stresses of sickness and is necessary for them to continue on with their lives in spite of being sick, especially when they are undergoing chemotherapy. On the other hand, many Americans have argued that medical marijuana is simply an excuse for people to get high and legalizing it would simply give potheads an excuse to continue to smoke and waste their time rather than doing something productive with their lives.
Personally, I haven't been effected by this legal battle but I'm sure I will hear more about it when I move out to California next year.
However, medical marijuana users are not the only Americans to smoke weed. In fact, the Tyra clip shows that American moms smoke too! If this doesn't show that the marijuana user stereotype has changed, I don't know what does.
Finally, marijuana has been used in television shows and movies by people of all social classes. In the 2007 film Knocked Up the father-to-be is a middle aged man who has been living off an inheritance for the last ten years. While he is considered to me a middle class man, he is portrayed as a pot head, even choosing to save his bong rather than his pregnant girlfriend when an earthquake hits.