Michael Phelps' public apology for getting photographed smoking marijuana wasn't enough for the food company, Kellogg's, which announced that it would not renew its contract with the swimming champion when it expires at the end of the month.
It will hurt the Kellogg's bottom line if millions of Americans (those who smoke marijuana and plenty who don't) choose not to buy Kellogg's products because this decision smacks of intolerance and reflects poorly on the Kellogg's brand. I myself love to eat Frosted Flakes and there sugary goodness...Yum... But I won't anymore....
Make a call to The Kellogg Company's Office with me and voice your opinion
Phone: (800) 962-1413
Please call The Kellogg Company to register your opinion with their public affairs department. Below is a sample call script of what you can say, along with additional talking points for you to use.
Sample Call Script if you would like:
"I'm disappointed that you dropped Michael Phelps. So he smoked marijuana -- who cares? You should stand by him. I would buy more Kellogg's products if you still endorsed Phelps."
Additional talking points you can use:
* More than one hundred million Americans have smoked marijuana at least once in their lives (including the president, former presidents, members of Congress and justices on the Supreme Court).
* Smoking marijuana is not unusual behavior and you shouldn't hold Phelps to a higher standard.
* I am sick and tired of the public spectacle that happens every time any public figure gets photographed, arrested or otherwise outed and punished for smoking marijuana. I’m disappointed that Kellogg’s is participating in the spectacle.
* I see on your website that one of your core values is to “Show respect for and value all individuals for their diverse backgrounds, experience, styles, approaches and ideas.” Your decision to drop Phelps seems at odds with your own values.
courtesy of Drug Pilicy Alliance Center:
http://www.drugpolicy.org
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