Celebstoner‘s Steve Bloom has a whole stable of bloggers (Rob Cantrell is new this week!) and only one of them is female (Mamakind). She wrote a post called “Wanted: Female Pot Icons” that asks a critical question that needs to be answered to expand the reach of our movement:
Can you think of one woman who is so synonymous with cannabis that if you say her name to someone who doesn’t toke up, the first thing that pops into his or her head would be “marijuana”?
Casually mention Cheech & Chong, Snoop Dogg, Bill Maher or Woody Harrelson in conversation to even the straightest of audiences and I can pretty much guarantee that they’ll assume you’re talking about “getting high.” I daresay there isn’t a woman out there hoisting such a sensi standard.
Why aren’t there any true female pot icons? Research shows that most stoners of the daily variety are men and the few female heavy consumers out there that do exist take relatively little interest in pursuing and participating in overt cannabis-related culture. The readers of marijuana magazines, renters of stoners movies, listeners of weed-obsessed music and buyers of pot paraphernalia are predominantly men.
So what do you think, dear Stashers? How many of you out there are females (Unicorn? Jillian?) and what do you think? Guys, what’s it like in your circle – more guys than gals? Here at Oregon NORML, our board is five women, four men, and a majority of our volunteers are female… but Portland is weird; I don’t know what it’s like in your area. Do sexy pics of pot ladies like Mary Louise Parker (in Showtime’s Weeds above) and the Miss High Times girls (and that naked woman covered in buds in the inside cover ad of High Times) hurt efforts to recruit women to the cause or is marijuana like everything else in America that uses sexy pinup models to promote it?
Check out Mamakind’s column — she does list a whole bunch of women who are active in marijuana law reform, but they aren’t really celebrities, and she lists a bunch of celebrity women who use pot, but they aren’t really activists.
So ladies, where you at? What can we do to bring in more of you?
In Colorado, the ‘budtenders’ selling medical pot are often women. Yes, hot women. (After all, Colorado dispensaries are more commercial–we don’t have to be non-profits. It’s a tough economy–bring on the pin-ups.) But they also speak their mind, talk some shit, and sell ever-more weed. This one writes a blog. (Visit http://wordtender.wordpress.com directly or click “Blog” on our shop’s site, http://www.helpinghandsherbals.com.) Thanks for wondering about the women in MMJ! Peace!
There are typically more guys than ladies in my circle but I’ve been a visitor in quite a few circles where guys were in the minority.
I do know a great deal of ladies who burn but they are fairly quiet about their use compared to us guys (even when around like-minded folks). In the comments of Mamakind’s article, someone mentioned that the reason could have something to do w/ society’s view that cannabis use is more of a “guy thing” and that the stigma of being labeled a toker is worst on them (e.g. seen as an unfit mother and could have their children taken away). I don’t know if that is the real answer but that does make a little sense.
I’d really like to see more female Pot Icons though.
Yeah, all three are all female celebrities who are famous and open about pot but are they “Pot Icons”? When we think of those women do we automatically associate them w/ cannabis (like someone would when you mention Cheech & Chong or Snoop Dogg)? Or more, does someone who’s not familiar in the cannabis community quickly associate those women w/ cannabis? I’m going to have to say “no”.
Mamakind’s made a distinct definition of what she meant by “Pot Icon” and I have to agree w/ her, there are little to no women out there w/ that label.
ok well how about James Franco, and Brad Pitt. And how about Jennifer Aniston. Pretty attractive celebs.
Check out the movie, Smiley.
Its a movie about a female stoner.
last night, there was 6 of us smoking, 3 of which were girls.
FYI… the lead actress in Twilight, smokes. There is a pic of her floating around of her on a boat in a white bikini with pot leafs printed on her bikini.
Personally I think thats a pretty big female icon for the moment..
How much did Twilight make?
Adrianne Curry,Sarah Silverman , Pam Anderson give promotion to pot.
My girl smokes made weed but couldn’t care less about the Stash…XXX only knows I’ve tried!
She agree’s with most of our ideas but is SOoooo intimidated by cops and protesters…
She’s afraid of what he family will think if they see her on the news…Letter???I send several a week but her, no F-ing way
Hey Russ. Well…..I’ll have to admit I am a rare breed. Out here in South Eastern Pa, there aren’t too many girls that are involved in the marijuana scene. I know a lot of girls who smoke weed, but are not involved in any activist activities. The marijuana culture is definitely geared towards the male audience. Just for once I want to see a comedy about girl stoners or something along that sort. I LOVE WEEDS i think its the greatest show but……I don’t think she actually smokes weed, all the males on the show pretty much do. And where are all the sexy hot male stoners? come on…cheech and chong….seth rogan…….sean penn……yikes. Need more hot men. Now.
hmm this is a good question but a hard one to answer, But I do think some of the sexy pin ups posted of our ladie stoner’ets possibly keeps them at bay, but I dont really know, I actually would like to hear a Womans perspective.