24 Maps and Charts That Explain Marijuana on 4/20
People have been growing and using the plant for thousands of years, for example.
In honor of April 20 — or 4/20, to those in the know — there is a lot of pakalolo-related content floating around the Internet.
That includes our new Civil Beat Poll on how we feel about medical marijuana dispensaries (good) and legalizing the bud (not good).
After you’ve read that story, take a gander at this story titled .
The Economist
“People have been growing and using marijuana for thousands of years,” reports. “Ancient texts praised the plant for its versatility — it was used for its psychoactive and medical effects and to make clothes and paper. But in 1934, the US the plant with strict taxes and regulations — a prohibition that, despite some major changes to , remains to this day.”
Of course, things are beginning to turn: “ for in the US is at an all-time high. And in 2014, voters in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, DC, legalization.”
