Cannabis Mom Quotes

Crissy and I were not really very much alike, but similarities between people do very little to bring them closer together, or help them to live in harmony. My favorite vice was cannabis, while hers was wine. I liked cats, while she loved dogs. I was from a privileged background in the suburbs of New York, while she was a latchkey kid from Brewer, Maine, growing up with a single mom.

The danger, the report concluded, was political, stemming from the perception of marijuana as “fostering a counterculture that conflicts with basic moral precepts.” The commission asked if criminal punishment for cannabis might be causing more harm to society than the drug itself. Instead of tearing the ass out of pot advocacy, the report recommended decriminalization. Nixon allegedly refused to read beyond the first few pages. His administration buried the report and continued its alarmist rhetoric. Marijuana’s “temporary” Schedule 1 status—categorizing cannabis as one of the most dangerous substances in the United States—quietly became permanent.