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LatinoUSA: The War on Weed’s racist history (plus ‘Reefer Madness’)

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reefer-madness-poster“Before Ronald Reagan’s crusade against crack, and Richard Nixon’s war on drugs, there was the ‘reefer madness’ campaign,” writes Sarah Hayley Barrett:

In the early 1900’s, cannabis was well-known as a plant with curative properties. It was listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia as medicine for over 100 illnesses.

But in 1930, Harry J. Anslinger was appointed commissioner of an entirely new department: the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and he made it his job to take down the plant.

Mas…LatinoUSA: The War on Weed’s racist history (plus ‘Reefer Madness’)

Cheech and Chong’s ‘Animated Movie!’ fires up the oldies (video)

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The godfathers of weed humor Cheech and Chong are reuniting on the big screen in their first feature-length animated movie, which hits the theaters on April 18.  The DVD release is 4/23. Whoever missed the opportunity to release this joint on 4/20 has probably already been fired.  Take a hit of the trailer for Cheech and Chong’s Animated Movie! and spark a blunt for freedom.