"In Colonial America, not only was growing marijuana legal, it was
encouraged by the government. The fiber from pot, usually called hemp in
this context, was excellent material for the ropes and ship sails."
From the Crime section of www.worlds-strangest-website.com
More interesting is the fact that Founding Fathers like George
Washington and Thomas Jefferson used marijuana medically.
--
Dan Clore
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Strange pleasures are known to him who flaunts the
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-- Clark Ashton Smith, "Epigrams and Apothegms"