Marijuana Media

G4TV’s target audience is supposed to be “geeks”, in the beginning of the stations history all its shows were dedicated to video games, computers and other advanced technology that a non-geek could never understand. Since than, it has changed a lot and became more mainstream with shows like Cops and movies. Recently though, they did a whole lineup dedicated to marijuana smoking. This special included a discussion on legalization, the stoner classic Half Baked, and the television premiere of Super High Me. Those two movies have actually been playing almost non-stop for the last two weeks. On the same day, a smoking holiday called on 4/20, Comedy Central played several Cheech and Chong movies. Now these stations are meant for entertainment solely, and perhaps they recognize that a large amount of their audience may be potheads.

Yet, even in other forms of media, pot has managed to wedge itself in there. News specials have been done on multiple networks where they have debated both medical and recreational usage of marijuana. President Obama has made statements saying that dispensaries in California should not be the targets of federal attacks. In an online forum where questions for Obama were voted upon, issues of marijuana received a substantial (3.5 million) vote.

With the media spotlight on marijuana it feels as if some form of legalization is going to occur. In New Jersey, a bill has already been approved by the house, and has received support of the governor. As stated earlier, Obama wants to end DEA raids. Everywhere you go, people are talking about it, and if enough people are pressuring the government to address it something may happen.