An R rating for "Its Complicated"-another war of distraction

The new Meryl Streep movie "Its Complicated" has been given an R rating. There is no overt sexuality. No nudity. No overt violence of any kind. The movie was given an R rating because there is depiction of marijuana use. For depiction of marijuana use. The fear being if a child sees someone smoking a joint and actually enjoying it, that they might think,"hey good idea-I want to do that too" This is opposed to all the drinking you see in many TV shows at any time,all the scenes in bars or parties where people are drinking; scenes in airports-where people are smiling and drinking (Does the new George Clooney movie have an R rating for drinking? No I don't think so) Would you put an R rating on any O'Neil play? Oops sorry too escoteric an example. Would the movie Days of Wine and Roses get an R rating today?
Its holiday time-bring the champagne, bring the wine, its Miller Time-have fun. Get in the holiday spirit. Everybody smile. Go to the bowl games. Watch the people getting beer in the stands.( I particularly like the shots of men drinking beer and having their shirts of in sub zero temperatures. If that isn't a cultural enhancer...) Sorry Ms.Streep, you smoking a joint is going to corrupt the minds of our young. Especially since we can't cash in on it. This is going to cost your movie millions for no apparent reason but its for the greater good. Sorry, you are yet another innocent victim of our culural wars. Collateral damage for the greater good..our greater good. It is a cultureal war based on fear.
Marijuana is not a drug of empowerment. Alcohol is and its at the root of much violence, of much physical and emotional abuse, let alone its role in auto fatalities. The gallows laughter of alcohol is a far greater danger than someone seen smoking a joint. We have yet again another example of our addictions to distraction enabled by powerful lobbyiest (and rightwing political groups) such as the beer and spirits industry,whose only concern is not for how a child's mind might be corrupted by marijuana., not for the truth,but for their bototm line-especially if it means corrupting a child's mind that will enhance that bottom line.
A final point here is that it not just the influence and money the alcohol industry has, or political groups being afraid of marijuana use, its the influence and money needed by opposing points of view don't have.
Its really isn't complicated. Its once again about money.