Joe Rogan Slams Joe Biden's 'Gateway Drug' Stance, Calls It 'Archaic And Ignorant Way Of Thinking'

Rogan unloaded on Biden and expressed his opinion about "personal freedom" in a long rant he shared on Instagram.

"The people who say “marijuana is a gateway drug and it shouldn’t be legal” are really saying that they don’t believe in personal freedom, and that it is acceptable for you to be locked in a cage and have your life ruined for enjoying a plant that makes you happy. The fact that this insane way of thinking still exists in the general population is disappointing, but when you hear it come out of the mouth of someone running for president it shows how confusing these times truly are.

The freedom to explore your own consciousness should be a basic human right, and anyone that denies you that freedom doesn’t deserve to be in a position of leadership. I don’t believe marijuana is for everyone, but I believe in a society where you’re free to explore what works for you and what doesn’t. We all know people who should never drink alcohol, and we all know people who can enjoy a casual drink without any problems.

Life is messy. You have to figure out what works for you, and the only way you can do that is if you have the freedom to try things. Marijuana has made me a more sensitive person. It’s enhanced my feelings on the positive aspects of community, and made me more affectionate and compassionate. It’s also caused me to think and say a lot of really stupid shit and occasionally get really paranoid.

It should be respected and treated with caution, but to say it should not be legal is to say that you believe our incredibly flawed legal system should be able to punish people for using a psychedelic plant that people have been enjoying for thousands of years. That is an archaic and ignorant way of thinking, and I don’t think it has any place in a polite society.

It’s 2019 and it’s time for our politicians and representatives to wake the f**k up. Our prisons are filled with people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, and history will not be kind to people that support this."

Although Biden said that he still believes marijuana is a gateway drug, he also noted that he wants all people that have been locked up for marijuana-related crimes to be freed and their criminal records expunged.

The former Vice President also said he would like to change the classification of marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug, which says it has no medical use, to Schedule III, which would make it easier to research, according to USA Today.

The gateway drug hypothesis states that marijuana users are more likely to graduate to harder drugs like heroin and cocaine but there has been no evidence to prove any connections. However, the National Institute on Drug Abuse believes that Biden is correct when he says that more study is needed, according to USA Today.

Many fans and followers of Rogan expressed that they felt the same way he does and some of Joe's famous friends thanked him for speaking up.

Rapper Killer Mike showed some love to Rogan by commenting on his post.

"To quote the great @bobbyhundreds tell Joe “Bye-Den”! @joerogan thanks for saying this. Love and Respect," Killer Mike wrote.

Zachary Levi also liked his post and wrote, "Preach! 🙌."

"Pawn Stars" Corey Harrison did not comment on Joe's post but shared his own post that seemed to poke fun at Biden's comments.