Simpsons sell-out?

While pot lovers might find it hard to believe that the ever-subversive Simpsons could be involved in taking government money to create an anti-pot TV episode, there are some interesting observations to be made which could point to sinister forces working behind the scenes.

First, in 2000 Fox was one of the networks found to be sending scripts with drug-related storylines to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for their approval (CC#25, TV takes prohibitionist payola). As just one example, a 1999 two-part 90210 special netted Fox a cool $1.5 million because of its anti-drug storyline.