twelve us presidents who smoked marijuana cannabis hemp
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http:revolutionnewsus -- american high society -- president george washington wrote a letter that contained an oblique reference to what may have been hashish quotthe artificial preparation of hemp from silesia is really a curiosityquot washington made specific written references to indian hemp or cannabis indica and hoped to quothave disseminated the seed to others his august 7 1765 diary entry quotbegan to separate the male from the female hemp plantsquot describes a harvesting technique favored to enhance the potency of smoking cannabis among other reasons hemp farmer thomas jefferson and paper maker ben franklin were ambassadors to france during the initial surge of the hashish vogue their celebrity status and progressive revolutionary image afforded them ample opportunities to try new experiences jefferson smuggled chinese hemp seeds to america and is credited with the phrase in the declaration of independence quotlife liberty and the pursuit of happinessquotdid the founding fathers of the united states of america smoke cannabis some researchers think so dr burke president of the american historical reference society and a consultant for the smithsonian institute counted seven early presidents as cannabis smokers: george washington thomas jefferson james madison james monroe andrew jackson zachary taylor and franklin pierce early letters from our founding fathers refer to the pleasures of hemp smokingquot said burke pierce taylor and jackson all military men smoked it with their troops cannabis was twice as popular among american soldiers in the mexican war as in vietnam: pierce wrote to his family that it was quotabout the only good thingquot about that warcentral and western african natives were farming and harvesting cannabis sativa in north america as slaves if they did smoke on the plantations that would be kept secret by the time of the louisiana purchase in 1803 new orleans had a mixed spanish french creole cajun mexican and black population the city teemed with adventurers and sailors wise to the ways of cannabis it was mixed with tobacco or smoked alone used to season food to treat insomnia and impotence and so oncannabis was mentioned as a medicinal agent in a formal american medical text as early as 1843time for a new american revolutionhttp:wwwrevolutionnewsus

obama tortures dozens of american soldiers bills them
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daily news http:revolutionnewsus thealyonashow - us soldier: quoti was tortured for a month then handed a billquotlarge numbers of soldiers have been wrongly discharged with personality disorder meaning they039re no longer able to receive medical care and forced to give back a slice of their signing bonus but the big question is whether these discharges are valid or just a way for the pentagon to save billions of dollars joshua kors investigative reporter for the nation explains that this preexisting condition is discovered only when the soldiers are wounded and seek health benefits he explains the recent case of a wounded soldier that claims the military tortured him and then was handed a bill--quotthe strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in governmentquot thomas jeffersontime for a new american revolutionhttp:revolutionnewsus