The book's pro-marijuana legalization message has drawn widespread attention from critics and the media since its publication in January 2005.

One of the officers tells her that “a small but powerful group decided to make a law against marijuana.” She comes to the conclusion that she wants to vote for the legalization of marijuana when she is older.

Mark Souder, a Republican representative of the United States Congress from Indiana, heavily criticized the book, saying that it supported marijuana for kids.

The reactions ranged from criticism from some parents, under the reasoning that the book contained more information than a child needed, to support from others, one pointing to her time in the Netherlands, which she believed had a more sophisticated approach to drug use.

"[3] The New York Post called it "Funny.. offbeat... a riot, with a series of characters explaining the glory of cannabis to a young girl and her mother," giving it 3 1/2 stars out of 5.