By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 2, 2009
George Washington raised large quantities of hemp. So did Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and virtually every other 1700s American farmer.
It is also highly likely at least some of them smoked its potent sibling, now known as marijuana.
Perhaps we should commemorate the upcoming President’s Day by honoring George Washington with a National Celebration to Re-Legalize Hemp and Marijuana.
Read the rest of this great essay at HuffingtonPost.
Posted in ACTIVISM, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY | Tagged George Washington, Harvey Wasserman, Hemp, Huffington Post, James Madison, President's Day, Thomas Jefferson
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in his unedited diaries,,GW talks about seperating the males from the females,,,,,,hemp is neither male or female,,,GEORGE WASHINGTON BLAZED FOR SURE,,:)
Bong Hits for our Presidents
I bow to no one in my love for America’s original revolutionaries. Yet it seems doubtful to me that the Founders smoked cannabis. We know that hemp won’t get you high. And it seems liked have more evidence–artifacts, etc–if our founders liked to blaze on sativa or indica.
The Drug Warriors have too many of their own fairy tales.
There’s no need for us to start making stuff up, too.