Now that Miley Cyrus has declared herself a “stoner,” marijuana legalization lobby NORML is jonesing to sign her up as a celebrity spokeswoman.
Following the release of The Daily’s exclusive, now-viral video showing Cyrus accepting a Bob Marley cake at her 19th birthday party and remarking that she smokes “way too much f***ing weed,” NORML said it will invite Cyrus to join its star-studded advisory board. The panel already counts the weed-loving likes of singer Willie Nelson, HBO host Bill Maher and pot comic Tommy Chong as esteemed members.
“What would be better than to have her come out fully and say, ‘That’s right, I am a cannabis consumer and I don’t think that I should be subject to criminal laws’?” said Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
St. Pierre, who said the pot nonprofit will contact the pop star via an unnamed “entree,” added that Cyrus’ wow-worthy weed comments inspired a flurry of excitement from NORML’s Women’s Alliance, a committee created specifically to engage more pot-puffing ladies in efforts to decriminalize the drug.
“It’s a positive thing. It demonstrates the normalization of marijuana use by women,” he said of the Cyrus video. “You’ve got to have people come out of their smoky closets. There’s more smoke in the closets than sex these days.”
However, NORML’s offer is likely to end up in Cyrus’ rep’s trash bin. The singer-actress’ handlers are spinning that her pro-cannabis comments captured on The Daily’s video were just for laughs.
“The cake was a joke and Miley was being sarcastic,” her rep said in a statement. “It is being completely taken out of context.”
Cyrus’ pal Kelly Osbourne — who revealed she nicknamed Cyrus “Bob Miley” after a video showing her puffing on a bong full of the legal hallucinogen salvia last year — has also said the now-infamous cake bearing Bob Marley’s likeness was “a joke.”
But Cyrus could be embracing her transition from Disney Channel princess to unlikely counterculture crusader.
She recently released a video tribute to the Occupy Wall Street movement, with footage of the worldwide protests set to a heavily Auto-Tuned remix of her 2010 song “Liberty Walk.”
“This is dedicated to the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in,” reads the video’s introductory message.
Cyrus has been no stranger to controversy, as she’s transformed from squeaky-clean teen queen “Hannah Montana” to sassy pop superstar.
She was slammed for showing too much skin at age 15 in a Vanity Fair spread shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz. At 16, she was knocked for pole-dancing in hot pants on national television at the Teen Choice Awards. Last year, the video of a giggling Cyrus taking bong hits of salvia went viral.
“She’s an attractive young woman who we have all virtually watched grow up,” St. Pierre said. “Part of that growing-up process means there’s a good chance you’re going to experiment with or use marijuana.”
Following the release of The Daily’s exclusive, now-viral video showing Cyrus accepting a Bob Marley cake at her 19th birthday party and remarking that she smokes “way too much f***ing weed,” NORML said it will invite Cyrus to join its star-studded advisory board. The panel already counts the weed-loving likes of singer Willie Nelson, HBO host Bill Maher and pot comic Tommy Chong as esteemed members.
“What would be better than to have her come out fully and say, ‘That’s right, I am a cannabis consumer and I don’t think that I should be subject to criminal laws’?” said Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
St. Pierre, who said the pot nonprofit will contact the pop star via an unnamed “entree,” added that Cyrus’ wow-worthy weed comments inspired a flurry of excitement from NORML’s Women’s Alliance, a committee created specifically to engage more pot-puffing ladies in efforts to decriminalize the drug.
“It’s a positive thing. It demonstrates the normalization of marijuana use by women,” he said of the Cyrus video. “You’ve got to have people come out of their smoky closets. There’s more smoke in the closets than sex these days.”
However, NORML’s offer is likely to end up in Cyrus’ rep’s trash bin. The singer-actress’ handlers are spinning that her pro-cannabis comments captured on The Daily’s video were just for laughs.
“The cake was a joke and Miley was being sarcastic,” her rep said in a statement. “It is being completely taken out of context.”
Cyrus’ pal Kelly Osbourne — who revealed she nicknamed Cyrus “Bob Miley” after a video showing her puffing on a bong full of the legal hallucinogen salvia last year — has also said the now-infamous cake bearing Bob Marley’s likeness was “a joke.”
But Cyrus could be embracing her transition from Disney Channel princess to unlikely counterculture crusader.
She recently released a video tribute to the Occupy Wall Street movement, with footage of the worldwide protests set to a heavily Auto-Tuned remix of her 2010 song “Liberty Walk.”
“This is dedicated to the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in,” reads the video’s introductory message.
Cyrus has been no stranger to controversy, as she’s transformed from squeaky-clean teen queen “Hannah Montana” to sassy pop superstar.
She was slammed for showing too much skin at age 15 in a Vanity Fair spread shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz. At 16, she was knocked for pole-dancing in hot pants on national television at the Teen Choice Awards. Last year, the video of a giggling Cyrus taking bong hits of salvia went viral.
“She’s an attractive young woman who we have all virtually watched grow up,” St. Pierre said. “Part of that growing-up process means there’s a good chance you’re going to experiment with or use marijuana.”
