Unearthed: Joe Rogan’s Open Letter to Kelloggs After They Fired Michael Phelps Over a “F**ked Up” Law

Joe Rogan is a famous comedian and a respected podcaster. He revolutionized the podcasting space after starting his own podcast in 2009, which he named “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Rogan doesn’t back down from sharing his thoughts and has always stood up for his beliefs. Let us look back at the time when he wrote an open letter to Kelloggs after they fired Michael Phelps over his use of hemp.

In 2009, Phelps was photographed while enjoying some hemp. This led to many controversies, and Kelloggs ultimately terminated its contract with him. Rogan was not a fan of this and uploaded an open letter on his blog.

Rogan started the letter by saying, “I think any reasonably intelligent person would admit that it’s one of the most f***ed up and corrupt laws that we have today in this country.” He added that according to him, hemp is “relatively harmless” and far less dangerous than prescription drugs and alcohol. He also explained why it was illegal at the time.

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Rogan explained that the major reason for its illegality was because it was a plant, and one can’t patent or control its sale. He also pointed out that making it legal would “greatly affect the demand for a host of prescription drugs that rake in billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical companies.”

Joe Rogan Talks About Hemp Laws

Rogan also mentioned how hemp hadn’t killed a single person in over 10,000 years. He called it a “horribly illogical law that is in place because of corruption and propaganda.” According to him, telling someone they can’t do something they enjoy even though it hurts no one (including themselves) is “madness”, “ignorant”, and “completely f*cking un-American.”

He also called hemp laws “a horrible waste of resources and law enforcement.” Rogan thought it was stupid to spend taxpayers’ money on any “victimless bulls*it.” He also pointed out that many “potheads” like himself buy their products and that this situation would adversely impact the company.

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Rogan ended the letter by asking the folks at Kelloggs to “smarten the f*** up” and said he would go and make Eggo waffles.

What did you think of this letter? Do you agree with Rogan? Let us know by dropping your opinions in the comments below.