{"id":727,"date":"2012-09-20T07:48:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T07:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=19992"},"modified":"2012-09-20T07:48:41","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T07:48:41","slug":"lady-gaga-adds-marijuana-to-her-list-of-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/lady-gaga-adds-marijuana-to-her-list-of-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga Adds Marijuana To Her List of Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/lady-gaga-adds-marijuana-to-her-list-of-causes\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"188\" height=\"268\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lady-gaga.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"lady gaga\" title=\"lady gaga\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19993\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/lady-gaga-adds-marijuana-to-her-list-of-causes\/attachment\/lady-gaga\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-19993\" title=\"lady gaga\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lady-gaga-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>It may be easy to mock high profile entertainers and actors when they decide to take a public stand.\u00a0 Sometimes stars have been known to get themselves in over their heads when engaging on social issues.\u00a0 The most recent case and point may be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/celebrity\/news\/a402922\/clint-eastwood-debates-with-obamas-empty-chair-in-rnc-speech.html\" target=\"_blank\">Clint Eastwood&#8217;s debate with a chair <\/a>that should have been a far easier conversation for \u201cDirty Harry\u201d to win.\u00a0 However, there are times where stars use their notoriety push issues forward.<\/p>\n<p>Marijuana has caused many famous individuals to come out of the shadows.\u00a0 It appears <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladygaga.com\/bornthiswayball\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Gaga<\/a> will be joining this group.\u00a0 The famous pop star has traveled the world performing songs such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBorn This Way\u201d<\/a> and come across many different cultures.\u00a0 She seemed to be embracing Amsterdam\u2019s culture in a recent tour stop.\u00a0 She was handed a joint on stage and lit up saying &#8220;I want you to know it has totally changed my life and I&#8217;ve really cut down on drinking.\u00a0 &#8220;It has been a totally spiritual experience for me with my music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lady Gaga has an extremely loyal and engaged fan base worldwide.\u00a0 This is not to say fans will start smoking marijuana around the world but many may be encouraged to get the real facts on marijuana.\u00a0 Additionally Lady Gaga has a history of caring about social causes.\u00a0 In order to protest the military\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell\u201d policy (President Obama has ended the controversial policy) Lady Gaga donned the now famous \u201cmeat dress\u201d at the 2010 MTV Music Awards.\u00a0 She has also donated large sums of money to many charities has also created <a href=\"http:\/\/bornthiswayfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Born This Way Foundation<\/a>, which according to the foundation website, was designed \u201cto foster a more accepting society, where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated. The Foundation is dedicated to creating a safe community that helps connect young people with the skills and opportunities they need to build a kinder, braver world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not to say that Lady Gaga or any entertainer can bring about marijuana reform alone.\u00a0 However, the chorus of those who support reform is growing louder.\u00a0 The issue has built up momentum and supporting marijuana in public is no longer a scarlet letter.\u00a0 Normally we see a wedge between entertainers and the working class, however, as marijuana gains acceptance we may bear witness to one of the few times where the two are aligned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"188\" height=\"268\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lady-gaga.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"lady gaga\" title=\"lady gaga\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19993\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/lady-gaga-adds-marijuana-to-her-list-of-causes\/attachment\/lady-gaga\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-19993\" title=\"lady gaga\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lady-gaga-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>It may be easy to mock high profile entertainers and actors when they decide to take a public stand.\u00a0 Sometimes stars have been known to get themselves in over their heads when engaging on social issues.\u00a0 The most recent case and point may be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/celebrity\/news\/a402922\/clint-eastwood-debates-with-obamas-empty-chair-in-rnc-speech.html\" target=\"_blank\">Clint Eastwood&#8217;s debate with a chair <\/a>that should have been a far easier conversation for \u201cDirty Harry\u201d to win.\u00a0 However, there are times where stars use their notoriety push issues forward.<\/p>\n<p>Marijuana has caused many famous individuals to come out of the shadows.\u00a0 It appears <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladygaga.com\/bornthiswayball\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Gaga<\/a> will be joining this group.\u00a0 The famous pop star has traveled the world performing songs such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBorn This Way\u201d<\/a> and come across many different cultures.\u00a0 She seemed to be embracing Amsterdam\u2019s culture in a recent tour stop.\u00a0 She was handed a joint on stage and lit up saying &#8220;I want you to know it has totally changed my life and I&#8217;ve really cut down on drinking.\u00a0 &#8220;It has been a totally spiritual experience for me with my music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lady Gaga has an extremely loyal and engaged fan base worldwide.\u00a0 This is not to say fans will start smoking marijuana around the world but many may be encouraged to get the real facts on marijuana.\u00a0 Additionally Lady Gaga has a history of caring about social causes.\u00a0 In order to protest the military\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell\u201d policy (President Obama has ended the controversial policy) Lady Gaga donned the now famous \u201cmeat dress\u201d at the 2010 MTV Music Awards.\u00a0 She has also donated large sums of money to many charities has also created <a href=\"http:\/\/bornthiswayfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Born This Way Foundation<\/a>, which according to the foundation website, was designed \u201cto foster a more accepting society, where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated. The Foundation is dedicated to creating a safe community that helps connect young people with the skills and opportunities they need to build a kinder, braver world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not to say that Lady Gaga or any entertainer can bring about marijuana reform alone.\u00a0 However, the chorus of those who support reform is growing louder.\u00a0 The issue has built up momentum and supporting marijuana in public is no longer a scarlet letter.\u00a0 Normally we see a wedge between entertainers and the working class, however, as marijuana gains acceptance we may bear witness to one of the few times where the two are aligned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[263,210,538,52,445,539,540,541,56,9,543,51,70,1,3,61],"tags":[2841,2788,2631],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}