What If They Gave a Drug War and Nobody Came (Celebrity Edition)

If someone wants to do drugs, as long as it doesn't affect anyone else in a violent manner, as long as he or she isn't corrupting minors or driving under the influence or endangering others, shouldn't a person have that right?

So asketh Brad Pitt, star of quite possibly the most sophisticated movie--really--ever made about Prohibition. That would be Legends of the Fall, in which the dynamic of the Baptist-Bootlegger coalition is expertly dramatized and in which a sitting U.S. congressmen shoots and kills revenuers (sorry, spoiler alert!). Pitt is talking to Esquire in the quote above, about the "15 Things I Think Everyone Should Know." Inexplicably, the drug war point is No. 16, which means it comes first in the list, which also includes tips on diaper-rash ointment, burping your baby, "building green," and Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum in Berlin.

Who is the straight-edge equivalent of Pitt, both in terms of anti-drug messaging and B.O. appeal?

Hat Tip: To The People, one of the world's best blogs.