Legalize Phil Wolf
Feb 24, 2016
Legalize
Phil Wolf
US History of Marijuana
Used for thousands of years1619 Jamestown, VirginiaBenjamin Franklin, George Washington19th Century Yellow JournalismMarijuana Tax actLegalized during WWIICriminalized after WWII
Hemp• Fabric• Construction• Food• Biodegradable plastics• Textiles• Fuel• Oil• Clothes• Bait• Moisturizing agent• Medicine• Jewelry• Rope• Bedding• Weed control• Soaps/Shampoos• Paint• Ink• Many many other uses
• Ronald Reagan: “I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast”
Marijuana’s Addictiveness
• More teens in rehab for weed than any other substance
• Most forced to be there after being caught• Not physically addictive• Can be mentally addictive
Actual Health Effects of Marijuana
• Impairment of Motor skills• Impairment of judgment• No Brain Cell Damage• No lung cancer• No Deaths attributed to use
Medical Marijuana
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The culture behind the plant
• Music• Film• Poetry• Literature• Art• Propaganda
Film
Music
Bib• http://legalizeherb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1290010300-77.jpg• markitscience.blogspot.com• sodahead.com• northernsun.com• komonews.com• 1075koolfm.comtheolivepress.es• http://www.drugs-plaza.com/marijuana/marijuana.php• http://images.greencine.com/images/article/reefer-madness.jpg• http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/reefer.jpg• http://hometestingblog.testcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/medical-marijuana1.jpg• http://www.reschedulecannabis.com/medical-marijuana.gif• http://thefreshscent.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mmj_card.jpg • http://foolblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Weeds-Season-6-Episode-3.jpg• http://www.visitingdc.com/images/george-washington-picture.jpg• http://www.dirtandseeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Ronald_Reagan.jpg• http://shed.robhealey.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Jefferson-Airplane-Flight-Box-449782.jpg • http://seeker401.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/the20byrds.jpg