Afroman claims credit for Ohio marijuana legalization, celebrates with fancy goblet

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman celebrated the legalization of recreational marijuana in his home state of Ohio in a video posted on social media.

The “Because I Got High” singer, whose given name is Joseph Foreman, took credit for making the sale of weed without a prescription possible in the Buckeye State. In the five-minute clip, Foreman toasted his Ohio neighbors with a large pink and gold goblet and proclaimed, “You’re welcome,” several times referencing the new law.

“I got marijuana legal in Ohio,” said Foreman. “I want to thank all the people that supported and stayed down like four flat tires.”

The artist, who posted the video on Tuesday, Aug. 6, the day the recreational drug became legal in the state, also called for a new holiday.

“What day should be Ohio Afroman Marijuana Day?” Foreman asked viewers. “Should it be today [Aug. 6] or should it be the day they [Adams County sheriff’s deputies] raided my home? August 22 was the date. Actually, it was August 21, August 21. Sorry, I got high.”

Throughout the recording, Foreman notes the day Adams County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant on his Winchester home two years ago . This event resulted in the deputies suing Foreman over music videos and songs posted online about the raid, including the tune “Lemon Pound Cake” which called out a deputy caught on camera taking a second look at a dessert on Foreman’s countertop.

“I want to make a toast to my fellow Ohioans,” said Foreman. “Yes, marijuana is now legal in the state of Ohio. Today is our liberation day. Nobody else in Ohio gets raided because they have marijuana. Nobody gets their door kicked down and their home vandalized because they have marijuana.”

Foreman continued about the court case, weaving in a discussion of his presidential candidacy, in which he officially filed the paperwork to run in April 2023, according to TMZ.

“Now that I got marijuana legal in the state of Ohio, I gotta fight for freedom of speech,” he said. “And just like I got marijuana legal in Ohio, I can get it legal all over the United States of America if you put Afroman in office. I’m just putting that out there. … Yes, put Afroman in the White House and you can’t get sued by government officials, law enforcement, because you start telling the truth about what happened. You can’t get sued for uploading … your footage from your surveillance cameras to the internet. So here’s to you, Ohio. Today’s a good day. Congratulations.”

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