SCOTTSDALE, AZ – In the wake of this month’s 6-3 Supreme Court ruling that federal laws supersede state laws legalizing medical marijuana, porn superpower Jenna Jameson has spoken out in defense of the herbal remedy.August marks Jameson’s third appearance as the cannabis cover model for High Times Magazine, and in this issue the petite performer explains her opinions of the country’s drug policies, which she describes as “oppressive.”
The magazine, currently on the racks, includes a pictorial featuring shots by Jay Grdina, her husband and president of the super successful ClubJenna Inc. empire. The photos are accompanied by an interview written by Dan Skye.
“Prohibition didn’t work for alcohol and it won’t work now,” Jameson points out. “We have to justify a war on people. And that’s what it is. It’s absolutely psychotic.”
The issue of medical marijuana’s legal status isn’t a purely philosophical one for Jameson, whose grandmother suffered from throat cancer and experienced substantial improvement in her condition once convinced by Jameson and her brother to try medical pot. According to Jameson, her grandmother’s vomiting was lessened by the medicine, which allowed her to eat and gain essential weight.
Although the cover photo of Jameson depicts her as a simple country vixen sporting a straw cowboy hat and poured into unzipped cut off shorts and a cropped t-shirt with a pot leaf design, Skye’s interview reveals a woman who has given thought to important issues, including those of life and death. Her professional success proves that the woman, whose HarperCollins book How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale has become an Amazon.com and New York Times bestseller, is not a one hit wonder. In addition to her wildly successful website and book, Jameson has debated at Oxford University in England, as well as been profiled on such mainstream programs as the E! True Hollywood Stories.
Many within the adult industry may consider Jameson’s observation on the government’s policies toward medical marijuana to be equally true when applied to its views on the adult industry. As she puts it, “Unfortunately, the government hates to back down or admit they’re wrong.”
