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ICONIC ACTRESS & ACTIVIST
SUSAN SARANDON H i g h l y L i ke l y h i g h l i g h t s C a n n a b i s p i o n e e r s w h o h a v e p a v e d t h e w a y t o g r e a t e r h e r b a l a c c e p t a n c e.
HAVING APPEARED in some of the most beloved films of the past four decades, including blockbuster classics such as “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Thelma and Louise,” Susan Sarandon needs no real introduction. Throughout her career she’s won accolades and awards ranging from Emmys to Oscars to Golden Globes to the Screen Actors Guild – but like many top-tier Hollywood celebrities, Sarandon is more than simply an actress.
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ith a longtime passion Sarandon is one of the few for humanitarian causes, celebrities that speaks about Sarandon has served as a Cannabis like a real person, noting UNICEF World Ambassador that while it does have medical and was awarded the Action Against benefits, recreationally it’s “more Hunger Award in 2016 for her work of a lifestyle choice, like yoga or as an advocate in the arenas of meditation.” hunger and HIV/AIDS. In a 2015 interview with High She has been a relentless social Times, she talked about how and political activist, frequently smoking benefits her lifestyle, utilizing her celebrity status to bring saying, “That’s the great thing attention to diverse issues people about smoking weed: If you lead a are facing around the world. And very, very busy life, for me, it really yes, this activism includes the makes the most of the weekend. It legalization of Cannabis. like triples your weekends. If you Sarandon has been only have certain extremely open about windows to get her almost lifelong high, it allows you Cannabis use for to slow down and decades, saying she really be there … started in college smoking helps and found that it you to connect suited her personal again – to be preferences more than present and alcohol. From there, conscious.” Sarandon famously This sort of Sarandon’s star on the talked about smoking responsibleHollywood Walk of Fame with David Bowie but-reasonable during their three-year approach to relationship in the ‘80s with Andy the consumption of Cannabis is Cohen on “Watch What Happens: what will ultimately set us on the Live,” and she hasn’t been shy about mainstream path. Once the taboo sharing that she smoked herb before is removed, we’ll all enjoy better almost every one of her award access and less of a stigma attached show acceptance speeches. While to what we all know is a beneficial speaking in support of Cannabis plant for humanity. Slowly but surely, legalization in Colorado in 2013, people in the public eye like Susan she went as far as to tell the Sarandon are helping to turn the tide Huffington Post: “I would like to see – and for that, we can all be grateful everyone be able to smoke pot.” that we live in the year 2022.
“I WOULD LIKE TO SEE EVERYONE BE ABLE TO SMOKE POT.” APR. 2022
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