Queer culture and cannabis culture have a lot in common. Explore ways that both communities have overcome adversity.
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Why weed’s greatest villain hounded Billie Holiday to death
The story of Harry Anslinger’s racist harassment of Billie Holiday, one of America’s greatest artists, will break your heart.
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Dear fellow stoner: You’re right on cannabis but wrong on QAnon
Social media algorithms are targeting stoners as likely QAnon conspiracy believers. Don’t fall for it.
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6 cannabis elections that changed the game
Legalization happens when voters—not politicians—force laws to change.
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4 women in history who used cannabis for mysticism
The gift of sight comes more easily with a little help from the plant kingdom. Here are just some notable women from the past who harnessed the powers of cannabis for a higher calling.
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How cannabis and humans evolved together
The two species practiced ‘mutualistic coevolution,’ each helping the other thrive and spread across the planet.
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Meet Mary Jane Rathbun, mother of the pot brownie
She didn’t invent the pot brownie but “Brownie Mary” made the baked good synonymous with the medical marijuana movement.
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Ancient cannabis queens: 5 legendary weed-loving women
Get to know these weed-loving women from the ancient world.
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