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Articles tagged with "marijuana history"

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    Is the word ‘marijuana’ racist?

    Bruce Barcott - Published on June 8, 2022

    A lawmaker alleged the term was ‘pejorative and racist.’ Is it really? I went in search of an answer.

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  • Sorry We're Stoned sign illustration - marijuana industry concept

    An origin story on the term “Stoner”

    Roderick MacDonald - Published on April 4, 2022

    Gather round, little potheads and listen to the tale of the word “stoner” and how the term came to be.

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  • image-of-freak-brothers

    Watch this: How one man’s quest revived the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

    David Bienenstock - Published on November 11, 2021

    Pete Davidson & Woody Harrelson bring the notorious ’70s freaks into the 21st Century.

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  • image-of-cannabis-leaf-and-pandemic-mask

    Don’t let the government’s marijuana lies make you miss out on the vaccine

    David Bienenstock - Published on July 30, 2021

    Don’t trust the government, trust the evidence. In this case, the evidence is overwhelming: Get vaccinated.

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  • marijuana-election-legalization-vote

    6 cannabis elections that changed the game

    David Bienenstock - Published on September 17, 2020

    Legalization happens when voters—not politicians—force laws to change.

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  • Home-Baked-book-Alia-Volz-memoir-marijuana-San-Francisco

    My mother’s pot brownies got half of San Francisco high

    Alia Volz - Published on April 15, 2020

    Author Alia Volz’s mother ran America’s first marijuana edibles company in the late 1970s. Here’s how she did it.

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