Just when you thought we hit an all-time high, the crew decided to be high all the time. Michael delves into the history of weed in America, shows how publishers exploited racist sentiments to prevent hemp's popularity, and we all find ourselves disgusted with our history yet again... Headline:

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/teen-now-charged-in-2-murders-a-year-apart-in-gwinnett-county

Sources:https://www.cnbs.org/cannabis-101/cannabis-prohibition/ https://www.history.com/news/marijuana-criminalization-reefer-madness-history-flashback https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html https://www.complex.com/life/2019/03/why-cannabis-was-criminalized https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html https://www.cbdweb.org/medical-cannabis-guide/hemp-vs-marijuana-vs-cannabis https://premiumjane.com/blog/10-amazing-things-you-can-use-hemp-for/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon http://herbmuseum.ca/content/women-hemp-spinning-bee-and-american-revolution https://www.farmcollector.com/farm-life/strategic-fibers/ 

https://edamurray.com/2020/08/03/yellow-journalism-21st-century-fake-news/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marihuana_Tax_Act_of_1937 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola#19th_century_historical_origins 

The picture with 4 different drugs listed -  https://www.cnbs.org/images/cannabis-cough-syrup.jpg

Outro:Semi-Funk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4333-semi-funkLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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