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15 February 2009
Was George Washington a gay pot smoker?
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Harvey Wasserman
Did George Washington raise hemp? Did he smoke it? Was he gay?

The easy answers are definitely, probably, and maybe.

The questions arise with pre-publication of the shocking satire PASSIONS OF THE PATRIOTS by “...
29 January 2009
This President’s Day remember that George Washington raised hemp and probably smoked it
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Harvey Wasserman
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...
14 January 2009
Obama's marijuana prohibition acid test
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Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman
The parallels between the 1933 coming of Franklin Roosevelt and the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama must include the issue of Prohibition: alcohol in 1933, and marijuana today. As FDR did back then, Obama must now help end an utterly...
15 November 2005
Marijuana: Pot an issue in Cincinnati mayoral race
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Under Ohio law, possession of up to four ounces of marijuana is considered a ticketable offense, punishable by no more than a $150 fine. That was way too lenient for Cincinnati mayoral candidate David Pepper, and back in June he briefly...
20 July 2005
Raich case ruling: Feds can enforce marijuana laws against patients, but state laws remain in effect
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that federal officials may arrest and prosecute medical marijuana users and providers even in states where it is legal. The decision in Gonzales v. Raich returns California and other Western states to...
20 July 2005
House move to ban funds for federal raids on medical marijuana patients gains support, but falls short
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The US House of Representatives Wednesday turned back a measure that would have barred the use of federal funds to go after sick people using pot. The vote came just a week after the US Supreme Court gave federal drug law enforcers the...

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