A talking dog can help you quit marijuana

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With their lilting fake-Beatles “Strawberry Fields” sci-fi Hammond B-3 sci-fi sounds and their faux naif animation, DraftFCB’s Wieden + Kennedy’s “Above the Influence” anti-pot ads for the ONDCP may be unintentionally serving as toke-up art for the TV-watching wasted. A consistent theme is the anti-hero’s ongoing Son-of-Sam-like conversation with a dog, who says, “You disappoint me.” (This is for those who figured it didn’t count when their parents said that.) The ads have motivated some potheads to blog

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