On December 3 , 2009 , Rollins wrote of his support for the victims of the Bhopal disaster in India , in an article for '' Vanity Fair '' 25 years – to the day – after the methyl isocyanate gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation 's pesticide factory exposed more than half a million local people to poisonous gas and resulted in the death of 17,000 . He spent time in Bhopal with the people , to listen to their stories . In a later radio interview in February 2010 Rollins summed up his approach to activism , " This is where my anger takes me , to places like this , not into abuse but into proactive , clean movement . " Rollins is an advocate for the legalization of cannabis . Rollins has stated he does not personally consume cannabis , but views the issue as an important matter of civil rights , arguing that its illegality is based in " bigotry and racism and financing the prison – industrial complex " . Rollins has shared his views on the subject as keynote speaker at the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference and the International Cannabis Business Conference
Bhopal disaster
Bhopal disaster
Henry Rollins