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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Editorial contributions from prominent voices in the cannabis community on various topics related to cannabis history.
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Nov. 5, 1996 - Proposition 215 is Passed
This Day in Cannabis History: Nov. 5, 1996 — Prop 215 is Passed.
Bobby Black
Nov 5, 20202 min read
MAKING HISTORY: Five States Vote to Legalize Cannabis
Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey & South Dakota Vote to Legalize Cannabis
Bobby Black
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Nov. 2, 1951 - The Boggs Act is Signed into Law
This Day in Cannabis History: Nov. 2, 1951—The Boggs Act is signed into law.
Bobby Black
Nov 2, 20201 min read
HASHISH, HAWAII & THE HIPPIE MAFIA
The life and crimes of Travis Ashbrook—notorious hash smuggler & founding member of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.
Bobby Black
Oct 30, 202017 min read
THE HISTORY OF HASH BASH
The origins of Ann Arbor's annual reefer rally.
Bobby Black
Aug 31, 20206 min read
Evidence of Cannabis Use in Ancient Israel
A discovery at a temple outside Jerusalem provides proof of sacramental cannabis use in ancient Judeo-Christian rituals.
Chris Bennett
Aug 8, 20204 min read
HOMAGE TO THE DOCTOR
How Dr. Lester Grinspoon became the intellectual leader of the cannabis legalization movement.
Bobby Black
Jul 31, 20209 min read
Activist Jules Stobbs of the “Dagga Couple” Killed
South African cannabis activist Jules Stobbs, better known as half of the “Dagga Couple” has been murdered.
Bobby Black
Jul 3, 20204 min read
Dr. Francois Lallemand and the Prophecies of ‘Le Hachych’
The 19th-century French physician Francois Lallemand was one of the first people in France to write about his experiences with hashish in hi
Chris Bennett
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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