Cannabis is very sexy. Sexist ads are not. I  find it degrading as well as uncomfortable for dispensaries (not all, but a fair amount) to encourage this atmosphere by staffing only attractive women and hiring 420Nurses for events. It disappoints me as much as anyone encouraging Hollywood’s image of a stoner. There are plenty of successful dispensaries that focus on advertising beautiful buds instead of women. There are also many rad ladies who work in the community for reasons unrelated to their looks.

Seattle Weekly’s defense of a sexy weed nurse cover is laughable:

“That’s not to mention that the whole sexy-nurse thing is a cat that was let out of the bag a long time ago. Sure, it’s mildly degrading to the nursing profession, but so are “sexy cops,” “sexy firemen,” and “sexy reporters” to their respective professions.”

Oof.