CANNABIS IN HISTORY
While meditating, Buddha lived on 1 hemp seed per day.
"The hemp may be sown anywhere."
George Washington, To: William Pierce, 24 Feb 1794
"An acre of the best ground for hemp, is to be selectedand sewn in hemp and be kept for a permanent hemp patch."
entry in Thomas Jefferson's Garden book 1849
The first pair of Levis jeans were made from discarded hempen sails of Clipper Ships for miners of 1849.
The WW2 "Hemp for Victory" campaign rewarded patiotic farmers who provided hemp fiber for the war effort.
"Penalties against possesion of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against marijuana in private for personal use"
President Jimmy Carter, August 2, 1977
"I say legalization, not decriminalazation." Govenor Gary Johnson. October 1999, "The War on Drugs is an absolute failure."
Today, nearly 70 million Americans admit to have trying it, including President Bill Clinton.
