Detroit Free Press, 28 Jun 2012 – Why do so many media outlets allow reporters to provide news and commentary about cannabis and those who freely choose to consume it with such a derogatory tone? A quick Google search for "pothead," "stoner," "synthetic marijuana" and other demeaning references yields millions of pages that make condescending remarks about cannabis consumers. Many of these "trusted sources" are eager to depict people who like cannabis as some sort of degenerates or criminals who live on the fringes of society. There are enough states now that have enacted some sort of cannabis reform legislation, medical marijuana or decriminalization that we are a swelling minority group, not the "fringe element."

Detroit Free Press, 28 Jun 2012 – Why do so many media outlets allow reporters to provide news and commentary about cannabis and those who freely choose to consume it with such a derogatory tone? A quick Google search for "pothead," "stoner," "synthetic marijuana" and other demeaning references yields millions of pages that make condescending remarks about cannabis consumers. Many of these "trusted sources" are eager to depict people who like cannabis as some sort of degenerates or criminals who live on the fringes of society. There are enough states now that have enacted some sort of cannabis reform legislation, medical marijuana or decriminalization that we are a swelling minority group, not the "fringe element."