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DdC · 04-21-2006, 09:40 PM

420 by Peter Koht
Exploring the cultural history of marijuana on the day (and time) it matters the most

The problem with writing about pot is that due diligence dictates that you get baked beforehand. So … Check. Is there any food around here?

Marijuana is a drug plant. If you smoke it, you get lit, and then everything is different for a bit. It’s an occasional habit for many, for some, it’s a lifestyle, and others rebuke it with mighty fervor.

Criminalized by a number of federal laws starting with the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, weed used to be thought of as an industrial plant. Harvested and processed to make cheap paper, cloth and rope, Washington grew it, his buddy Jefferson wrote on it and nearly 200 years later, our brave boys used hemp parachutes to safely come down behind enemy lines.
continued... http://www.gtweekly.com/cover/story....-19.8470165083

Reefer Madness

It’s very versatile. Smoke it. Cook with it. Roll it up. And then get officially baked. Pot. Love it or hate it, marijuana keeps our lives smokin’. News Editor Peter Koht dives in and investigates the weed of all weeds.
Cover PDF* Read on. gtweekly.com/cover/story

“Don’t bogart that joint!”

04-21-2006, 09:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,116 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 50 Thanked 605 Times in 398 Posts	420 by Peter Koht Exploring the cultural history of marijuana on the day (and time) it matters the most The problem with writing about pot is that due diligence dictates that you get baked beforehand. So … Check. Is there any food around here? Marijuana is a drug plant. If you smoke it, you get lit, and then everything is different for a bit. It’s an occasional habit for many, for some, it’s a lifestyle, and others rebuke it with mighty fervor. Criminalized by a number of federal laws starting with the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, weed used to be thought of as an industrial plant. Harvested and processed to make cheap paper, cloth and rope, Washington grew it, his buddy Jefferson wrote on it and nearly 200 years later, our brave boys used hemp parachutes to safely come down behind enemy lines. continued... http://www.gtweekly.com/cover/story....-19.8470165083 Reefer Madness It’s very versatile. Smoke it. Cook with it. Roll it up. And then get officially baked. Pot. Love it or hate it, marijuana keeps our lives smokin’. News Editor Peter Koht dives in and investigates the weed of all weeds. Cover PDF* Read on. gtweekly.com/cover/story “Don’t bogart that joint!”