The Role of Marijuana on Entourage

The use of marijuana on entourage is prevalent but it is usually not discussed openly. Scenes that are shown with the

boys smoking marijuana are usually just leisure time while the boys are talking. The actual act of smoking the

marijuana is not discussed or heavily focused on. A fellow blogger from collegehumor.com posted, "it brings a

certain reality to the episodes because it's not the main focus of each scene, but you definitely can't ignore it's

happening."

Most depictions of fame in hollywood films often portray drugs as being heavily used and easily available. They are

always around and life centers around the drugs. For entourage, it is always around but life is not centered around

smoking marijuana.

The issue at hand is whether or not the glamorization of drugs, and marijuana in particular, affects the population

that watches these shows/movies that show the characters smoking pot. Steve Dnistrian from the Partnership for a

Drug-Free America says, "These are trendsetting shows. They affect behavior and attitudes, particularly among teens.

When glamorization of drugs has climbed, changes in teen attitudes has followed." (Steve Dnistrian was commenting

on the use of pot in Entourage, Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rescue Me, and That 70's show during a USA Today

interview).

Jerry Ferrara, who plays Turtle is the character that is shown smoking marijuana the most. He commented on the use

of marijuana on the show by saying, "it's the choice of twentysomethings. The show doesn't condone it, but there is

definitely a lot of accuracy in how it is used."

My personal opinion is that the show is intended for a mature audience. It is on late night HBO and critics rarely talk

about the harmful effects that the show has on teens from showing prostitutes or scantily clad women. The use of

marijuana is not that much different.