PRESIDENT'S DAY

[MzJill]

President's Day is the third Monday in February! This holiday was created to celebrate the deeds of two legendary American Presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

[MzJill]

1789-1797 1st President

United States President George Washington grew hemp; used products made from hemp, and praised the hemp plant in some of the writings. Under the laws written by today's politicians, George Washington would be considered a threat to society--he would be arrested and thrown in prison for the felony crime of growing plants.


George Washington had large fields of cannabis on his plantation, which was used for fiber production. The 18th amendment banned alcohol, but not marijuana. Consequently, marijuana use increased in the 1930's. This continued until the Marijuana Act of 1937, which banned marijuana altogether.

[MzJill]

1861-1865 16th President

"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded."- Abraham Lincoln


Abraham Lincoln was an avowed enemy of prohibition. His wife was prescribed cannabis for her nerves after his assassination. Virtually every president from the mid-19th Century until prohibition routinely used cannabis medicines.

[jahjahjahjah]

Excellent jill, great pics, have a good one.

[imagoober]

from what i can see that bong in the second pic looks bad ass! great pics!