All-American Stoners
This Olympic swimmer made waves for winning 8 gold medals in Beijing, but made headlines later for a leaked photo of him hitting a bong.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This 1936 propaganda film portrayed marijuana users as violent lunatics, despite being funded by church groups and later used as a stoner comedy classic.
What is Reefer Madness?
This saxophone-playing president famously said he tried marijuana in college, but “didn’t inhale.”
Who is Bill Clinton?
This laid-back comedian and star of “Pineapple Express” is practically Hollywood’s marijuana mascot and once smoked a cross-joint with James Franco on screen.
Who is Seth Rogen?
April 20th, or “4/20,” is considered the unofficial holiday for stoners everywhere. The number originated with a group of high schoolers in this state.
What is California?
This Heisman Trophy-winning running back was suspended multiple times during his NFL career, admitting later that marijuana helped him cope with social anxiety.
Who is Ricky Williams?
This U.S. government official led the charge against marijuana in the 1930s, claiming it made users “insanely violent” and sparked “Negroes and Mexicans” to seduce white women.
Who is Harry Anslinger?
Before becoming president, this Hawaiian-born politician admitted to smoking weed in high school with his group of friends, known as the “Choom Gang.”
Who is Barack Obama?
This chart-topping rapper and weed enthusiast once claimed to have smoked a blunt in the White House bathroom.
Who is Snoop Dogg?
This slang term for marijuana is also a type of jazz-era dance, a nod to the plant’s popularity among musicians in the 1920s and ‘30s.
What is “Reefer”?
This UFC fighter was suspended for five years (later reduced) after testing positive for marijuana—his third offense—and once lit up during an open workout.
Who is Nick Diaz?
Marijuana was reclassified in 1970 under this federal law, falsely placing it alongside heroin and LSD as having no accepted medical use.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
This vice president-turned-late-night-punchline supported harsh drug laws, despite a 2006 admission that he “experimented with marijuana a time or two.”
Who is Al Gore?
A viral photo showed this teen pop star hitting a blunt at a party in 2013, tarnishing his clean-cut image and making fans everywhere gasp.
Who is Justin Bieber?
A dispensary in Colorado made headlines when it began accepting this type of payment in 2021, due to cannabis being federally illegal and banks hesitant.
What is cryptocurrency?
This NFL quarterback raised eyebrows in 2007 when airport security found a secret compartment in his water bottle, allegedly used to conceal marijuana.
Who is Michael Vick?
This secretive commission, appointed by President Nixon, actually recommended decriminalizing marijuana in 1972—but Nixon ignored it completely.
What is the Shafer Commission?
This Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico governor was an outspoken supporter of legalizing marijuana and admitted to using it “more recently than you think.”
Who is Gary Johnson?
This actress and lifestyle mogul now partners with Snoop Dogg, but she first shocked fans when she revealed she’s “tried weed… many times” and even uses CBD daily.
Who is Martha Stewart?
This massive Canadian company was one of the first publicly traded weed producers and briefly had a higher valuation than American Airlines.
What is Canopy Growth?
This future NBA Hall of Famer was once told by Coach John Wooden to smoke a joint at halftime to calm down during a UCLA game.
Who is Bill Walton?
In a 1980s media blitz, this First Lady's anti-drug campaign helped spread misinformation that even one joint could destroy your brain—despite lacking scientific evidence.
Who is Nancy Reagan?
This 2020 Democratic candidate claimed she smoked weed in college while listening to Tupac and Snoop—despite neither artist having released music at that time.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This Oscar-winning actor once admitted to smoking weed with Bob Dylan and Jack Nicholson, but claims he had to quit because he “couldn’t remember lines.”
Who is Robin Williams?
This astronaut and scientist sparked rumors when he joked about smuggling marijuana to space, prompting NASA to issue a very serious statement.
Who is Chris Hadfield?