While I certainly have no moral issues with pot use, I've never understood why a
person would wear a shirt with a huge pot leaf on it. I mean, I love blueberry waffles but I'm not going to wear a
shirt with a picture of blueberry waffles on it, even though it would obviously be the coolest shirt ever. Of course,
if you're trying to promote a TV show called Weeds you'll probably have a few pot leaves on your garments.
Just don't tell the French.
While in Cannes, Lionsgate, which produces the Showtime series, had their booth visited by French officials, who confiscated boxes of shirts and caps with pot leaves on them, claiming they encourage drug use. The producers were asked to provide a script, an episode of the show, and a letter saying the garments do not promote drug use.
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