Weed! Marijuana. Ganja. The Devil's
Weed. Papa Smurf. I made the last one up. Its known by many things but illegal is the most
prevalent. Now, while marijuana laws are slowly changing possessing
weed will get you in jail or fined no matter how much of it you have.
Most people just think that weed is bad and should be illegal without
really know why it is in the first place. So in this Dante Explains
Shit I'm gonna do a Cliff Notes version of the history of marijuana
and how it got to the point where smoking a plant will get your
freedom taken away.
Since the 1800's marijuana was used for
medical purposes. People like to think that only in recent decades
its been used to treat pain and illnesses but its been hundreds of
years. I think I need to clarify something. When people think of hemp
they think of marijuana. You can not get high from hemp no matter how
much you smoke. Though they are from the same plant one is male and
the other female.
Hemp is used for many things. Fabric,
building material, and also paper. Hemp is one of the strongest
materials on the planet and unlike most plants. The sails of ships
were made of the stuff. Jeans were made from it. The first two drafts
of the Declaration of Independence were written on it. Hemp is cheap,
strong, and easy to grow. Like my penis.
