I've been interested to see that weed-smoking is starting to become normal where cigarette smoking might have previously in (at least) genre films over the last

I've been interested to see that weed-smoking is starting to become normal where cigarette smoking might have previously in (at least) genre films over the last couple years, because, damn it, it does look cool and I kinda missed it, despite being a strict non-smoker myself (drugs are fine, but I saw too much damage from smoking—I just won't do it, personal choice). By "normal" I mean not used as a way to get the audience to pass judgement on a character, or to give other characters space to criticize them, either, as some cigarette smoking in film had been lately, so it can "just" be cool. I think it's still a big factor in ratings, though, so I doubt it'll become as widespread as cigarette smoking ever did in film. Possibly weed lobbies are paying for this micro-trend, though, IDK.