Justin Bieber lends support to campaign to end war on drugs

Brett T. | 6:50 PM on April 09, 2013

is it the twilight zone
dogs and cats living together
mass hysteria

Justin Bieber just tweeted #EndTheWarOnDrugs

Justin.
Bieber.

LOL WUT

— Dave Vader (@thisisjustaride) April 9, 2013

Justin Bieber today urged his more than 37 million followers to get on board with Russell Simmons’ social media campaign to end the government’s war on drugs. Canadian Bieber’s signature was absent from the Def Jam co-founder’s open letter to President Obama, but his supportive tweet garnered nearly 10,000 retweets within a couple of hours.

.@JustinBieber just tweeted to #EndTheWarOnDrugs and within two minutes, it got 5000 RTs. Power to the people!

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) April 9, 2013

Sure, that’s an impressive number, but are Bieber’s fans showing some restraint in hitting the “retweet” button on this one? As Twitchy reported, Bieber’s declaration that “cereal is really good” was retweeted more than 56,000 times just hours after it was posted. Who says Bieber fans aren’t capable of independent thought?

https://twitter.com/kidrauhlflower/status/321724863201042433

#EndTheWarOnDrugs we suppor anything you support!! @justinbieber #jeliebers

— camila (@camilaxprado) April 9, 2013

https://twitter.com/JulianaBanana7/status/321724335675019264

https://twitter.com/naxuu/status/321735375473217536

Among the many celebrities who did sign the letter were Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Scarlett Johannson, Kim Kardashian, Cameron Diaz, LL Cool J, Eva Longoria, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Susan Sarandon and Ron Howard. The letter includes a personal appeal to the president: “Your struggles as the child of a single mother allow you to identify with millions of children who long to be with their parents,” the letter reads.

Bieber might have picked up some new fans with his tweet.