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March 17, 2024aggregated, bob marley, cultivation, Culture, Emperor Haile Selassie I, ganja, Happy Gate, jamaica, Kingston, Magazine, Nine Mile, Orange Hill, Peter Tosh, rasta, Rastafari, Rastafarian, slavery, Slipe, St. Andrew, St. Elizabeth, St. Thomas, Sunny Hill, Westmoreland, World

Growing Ganja in Jamaica

Ganja in Jamaica is more than just the cannabis plant; it’s a […]

July 5, 20234th of July, aggregated, Agriculture, Alexander Hamilton, America, Benjamin Franklin, colonialism, Culture, Declaration of Independence, featured, Founding Fathers, George Washington, Hemp, Henry Clay, Independence Day, James Madison, Politics, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, United States of America

Seven Founding Fathers Who Farmed Hemp and Advocated for It

On July 4, 1776—247 years ago—the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the […]

November 18, 2022aggregated, Cannabis Industry, civil rights, Congress, news, Pete Sessions, Politics, Randall Woodfin, Republican, slavery, Texas

Rep. Pete Sessions Compares Weed Industry to Slavery

Republican U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) faces universal backlash from officials and […]