Watching Snoop Dogg do a weed-themed weather report on The Today Show wasn’t just lame—it was straight-up insulting. Instead of being a real nod to cannabis culture, it turned into the same old punchline, the same tired stoner joke. The audience ate it up like they always do, laughing at weed like it’s still some quirky novelty. But here’s the thing: those of us who actually live in this community? We’re not laughing. We’re over it.
Cannabis culture is way more than rolling a joint and tossing out “420” jokes. For decades, we’ve been fighting to get cannabis legalized, regulated, and de-stigmatized. But whenever the mainstream media gets their hands on weed, it’s still treated like a sideshow. They act like it’s something funny, something to laugh at—but what they don’t realize, or maybe just don’t care about, is that cannabis is real life for millions of people. People are still in prison for petty cannabis crimes while a bunch of talking heads giggle about weed on national TV. That shit doesn’t sit right with us.
Cannabis Isn’t a Joke—It’s Medicine
Let’s get one thing clear: for a lot of people, cannabis isn’t just about getting high and chilling out. It’s medicine. It’s life-changing, sometimes even life-saving. Cancer patients use it to manage the hell that is chemotherapy. Veterans rely on it to keep their PTSD at bay. People with chronic pain, epilepsy, and anxiety—are all finding relief in cannabis where traditional medicine has failed them. But instead of elevating that conversation, shows like The Today Show bring on Snoop to reinforce the “friendly stoner” stereotype for a laugh.
Here’s the kicker: while Snoop is out there hamming it up, the real cannabis community is out here grinding for access. In some states, people still can’t legally get the cannabis they need to treat their conditions. Veterans are fighting the government to get access to a plant that actually works for them, while the same government continues to shove Big Pharma pills down their throats. And yet, mainstream media keeps pulling the same tired routine, pretending weed is nothing more than a punchline. It’s pathetic.
Snoop Dogg: From Advocate to Mascot
Snoop used to be a hero in the cannabis space, a symbol of rebellion, of going against the grain. But now? Now he’s just a mainstream mascot. There’s nothing rebellious about it anymore. Remember when he showed up at the Olympics dressed like a corporate clown? Yeah, that was the moment it was clear: Snoop sold out. He’s no longer pushing the conversation forward. He’s just cashing checks from the same establishment we’ve been fighting against for decades.
While Snoop’s out there making weed jokes for the masses, the real advocates are still in the trenches, working for cannabis reform. People are risking their freedom and their careers to push for real change—like medical marijuana access, releasing non-violent cannabis prisoners, and fighting for social equity in the industry. Meanwhile, Snoop’s out here playing the court jester, making the cannabis culture we’ve built look like a joke for people who have no idea what the struggle is really about.
The War on Drugs: Still Raging While the Media Laughs
And let’s not forget the War on Drugs. You’d think with all this giggling about weed on TV, the past would be buried, right? Wrong. The War on Drugs hasn’t gone anywhere—it’s just wearing a new mask. Black and Brown people are still disproportionately arrested and incarcerated for cannabis offenses in states where it’s perfectly legal. Entire communities were destroyed by the harsh enforcement of drug laws. And now, while some are cashing in on the green rush, there are still thousands of people locked up for doing what Snoop gets paid to joke about on TV. You don’t hear much about that on the morning news, do you?
Cannabis Deserves Better
The cannabis community isn’t your punchline. We’ve fought too long and too hard to be treated like a joke. Cannabis culture is deep—it’s diverse, it’s passionate, and it’s real. We’re not here for the stoner stereotype anymore. We’re here for the real stories: the patients who rely on cannabis to live a normal life, the activists working to free people still locked up for weed, and the entrepreneurs trying to build something meaningful out of the rubble left by decades of prohibition.
Cannabis deserves more than this. The media needs to stop reducing the entire culture to a laugh track and start respecting what this plant, and this movement, are really about. Weed has helped millions of people—whether it’s for relief, recreation, or revolution. But until the conversation stops being about giggles and stereotypes, we’ll never get the respect this community has earned.
So, let’s get one thing straight: we’re not laughing. We’re the culture. And we’re not going anywhere.
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