Ganja, Weed, Mary Jane, Marijuana, Blunt, 420, Cannabis, Grass,
Herb, Joint, Bud, Pot, Reefer, Green, Smoke, Trees, Sisemilla, Hash, Chronic or
whatever you care to call it lawmaker David Englin recently stated “there are respectable
members of society are out there secretly purchasing and smoking marijuana, and
the money they spend on that is going into the hands of criminals. So this
legislation just seeks to find out how much money we could potentially be
raising to fund core services of the commonwealth”. I wonder if he’s in fact
one of those respectable members of society especially since a study shows
there would be big demand in the Tidewater area.
It’s
a known fact that Washington and Jefferson tried growing hemp on their Virginia farms, with
mixed success. Washington continued to tout the crop after he became president.
Jefferson invented a better "hemp brake" to separate the fibers from
the stalks, something he thought was so important agriculturally that he
refused to patent it. This tells us two things. First, Jefferson ran an
advanced marijuana processing facility. Second, possibly he had some medicinal
needs.
Both Jefferson and Washington traded seeds and plants with other farmers on
a regular basis as far away as Missouri, the show me state. In conclusion Washington
and Jefferson weren't merely marijuana farmers, they were marijuana dealers.
Now put that into your peace pipe and smoke it!