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Weed Weakens Wii-manship, Say Feds

by Lee Bains on March 11, 2009 at 09:15 PM



Above the Influence, an arm of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, has launched a Web page informing gamers that only n00bs smoke doobs, a move that seems to be in line with the Federal government's grand old tradition of being "down with the kids,"

According to the site, which we learned about from Business Insider, smoking marijuana can impair gaming judgment and, ultimately, cause death. Well, the death of an avatar, anyway. On the site, one female game character seductively tells of her formerly successful relationship with a gamer named Lyle. Her voice sweetly lilts as she remembers his "skill" and "swiftness," and then turns flippant as she recalls his sudden turn towards the weed, and away from gaming glory.

So, listen up, kids. Above the Influence wants you to know that, if you start smoking weed, your sexy video game character of choice will fall out of love with you.

Wait, what? Are they high, or something? [From: Above The Influence Via: Business Insider]

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Tags: above the influence, AboveTheInfluence, addiction, anti-drug, drugs, gamers, games, health, marijuana, top

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