As evidenced by that scene in It’s Complicated where Steve Martin and Meryl Streep spark up a doobie, it’s been so long since smoking weed was cool that there oughta be a goddamned Time Life infomercial for it already. But you know what? We don’t care. Weed is beautiful. Weed keeps you out of trouble. Weed is for everybody. So why, in this day and age, when weed decriminalization is closer at hand than it’s been in a long time, is the Philly chapter of NORML preaching to what it perceives as The Converted when in fact, The Converted is no longer just Phish fans but damned near everybody? Sorry, we’re venting; we just got a press release from Philly NORML — that’s National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for short, by the way — who are hosting a big concert and fundraiser on January 29th at The Rotunda. Their goals couldn’t be more noble — PhillyNORML was nstrumental last year in getting HB 1393, a medical marijuana bill, introduced in Harrisburg, and they are also in negotiations with the City government to change arrest procedures so that minor marijuana possession no longer results in mandatory custodial arrest — but god damn it if this event doesn’t make us wanna swear off the evil weed forever: It’s a vegan bake sale with appearances by Agent Moosehead, Psychadelphia, Flux Capacitor, The Big Dirty, and DJ Ginkgo. C’mon, guys: Are you even trying to expand the sphere of your influence? We love you, weed. But must you continue to make your advocates so damned corny?

This entry was posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 4:45 pm.