Cannabis
Plants & People : Ethnobotanical Equality
"This plant came into the hands of our people and we opened our arms and we embraced her and gave her a home and we nurtured her. And we protected her from the people who would do her harm and even end her existence and we watched her grow, we watched her develop and we fought mightily and ferociously to liberate her. And it wasn't easy, there was a lot of sacrifice, really intense sacrifice, painful sacrifice. The most painful kind of sacrifice that human beings can make. There were raids, there were arrests, and there were trials and there were ridiculously long prison terms, some people are still serving to this day right now as we sit in this room talking about the future of cannabis"". -Steve DeAngelo, National Cannabis Leader
"I propose the national government nationalize this new fledgling marijuana industry as a cooperative nationwide network of American people, not corporations. This reasoning is based on two counts. We the people of the U.S. own the first patent on this plant since back in 2003. This should be reparation to the people to try to heal the 75-year war we have waged on ourselves out of ignorance. How about we the American people win for once?" -Ron Marczyk R.N. Health Education Teacher (Retired)
After Colorado legalized marijuana, arrests fell for white kids - but rose for black kids. -German Lopez
"I propose the national government nationalize this new fledgling marijuana industry as a cooperative nationwide network of American people, not corporations. This reasoning is based on two counts. We the people of the U.S. own the first patent on this plant since back in 2003. This should be reparation to the people to try to heal the 75-year war we have waged on ourselves out of ignorance. How about we the American people win for once?" -Ron Marczyk R.N. Health Education Teacher (Retired)
After Colorado legalized marijuana, arrests fell for white kids - but rose for black kids. -German Lopez
