'This Is Your Brain on Drugs' Guy Endorses Recreational Marijuana

Almost 30 years ago, actor John Roselius filmed the now-iconic “This Is Your Brain on Drugs” PSA for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Today, Roselius says he’s still sometimes recognized as the “Egg Guy”—and is voting “yes” on a California ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana.



“I’m 100 percent behind legalizing it, are you kidding?” Roselius toldRooster Magazine. “It’s healthier than alcohol. And the violence is 99 percent down from alcohol.”

One of the most recognizable voices against drug abuse speaking in favor of recreational pot serves as a telling sign of the rapidly shifting attitudes about the substance in America, where over 61 percent of people now support legalization. In August, however, the federal government decided to reaffirm marijuana’s status as a Schedule I narcotic (like heroin) with “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for...

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