Why Are Politicians Still Embarrassed About Weed? w/Chris Roberts

This week, we're joined by fellow Journo Chris Roberts to talk about why it took so long for an American politician to finally smoke a blunt in a campaign ad. That man is Louisiana's Gary Chambers, Jr., and he's running for a U.S. Senate seat, and the story went all over the place, because of course it did.

Chris wrote about it, too, so we had him on to talk about using stunts to draw attention to bigger issues and why so many politicians claim to support cannabis but never smoke it publicly.

We also dug into how big business complicates the push for normalization, and why the news media can't help but make awful pot puns in their coverage. It's as awkward as watching a 1950s dad who's wandered into a sex party. 

Where's weed policy going? Where's weed coverage going? And does smoking weed protect you from COVID-19? No, no it doesn't, Chris dutifully wrote.

It's a relatively pun-free episode, so roll up a sleeve and light up an abiding interest in media analysis, you mellow awesome friends.