Drugs, sex, drugs, profanity, more drugs … Weeds has it all.

In fact, just about the only “adult theme” missing from Win’s MA15+ show is violence, but that may be because most of the key characters are too stoned to pick a fight.

For those of you who aren’t already potty about this show, Weeds is a comedy about a suburban American housewife, Nancy, who finds herself in dire financial straits after the sudden death of her husband.

The resourceful mum comes up with a wacky (baccy) idea to support herself and her two kids.

She becomes the neighbourhood pot dealer.

Nancy (played by Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker, left) doesn’t just deal in the raw product, she value adds by incorporating it as an ingredient in all number of delicious-looking cakes and cookies, using a bakery as a front for the business.

She started off small at the beginning of the first series, but the boutique business quickly grew and is now run by a board which includes her business partner and black-sheep brother-in-law Andy, her perpetually stoned accountant Doug, and various other community members.

There’s also a strong supporting cast of colourful characters such as Nancy’s friend Celia (Elizabeth Perkins) – the uptight PTA president who is convinced her plus-size daughter is expressing lesbian tendencies only so she doesn’t have to diet – and Heylia, the matriarch of a pot-growing family who initially supplies Nancy.

While Nancy has struggled to keep her enterprise a secret from her children and nosy neighbours, it’s not always easy.

The first series ended with a hilarious climax when she discovered that her new lover actually worked for the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Peter was quickly given his marching orders when the new series kicked off last week, but in last night’s episode (titled “Cooking With Jesus”), it was revealed she may not be out of hot water just yet.

What I love about this show is that it’s offbeat, quirky, colourful, black, subversive and deliciously naughty – a rare find indeed among the rash of bland, vanilla sitcoms which America usually serves up.

I must admit I haven’t found the first couple of episodes of this series quite as entertaining as the previous series but perhaps that’s because I’m struggling to keep my eyes open by the time it airs at 10.30pm (I had the same problem with that other wonderful US black comedy Six Feet Under).

Monday nights now offer double the wickedness, with the controversial Californication screening an hour earlier on Channel 10, but interestingly, Weeds doesn’t seem to have provoked the same outcry from religious and family values groups.

I wonder if that’s because they think it’s a gardening show …

If you haven’t yet seen Weeds, check out the video previews on the official Showtime site.

— SUZANNE KEEN

What do you think of Weeds? A cracker comedy or a cause for moral outrage?