Hugh Downs Was a Hemp Advocate
TV newsman and anchor Hugh Downs passed away on July 1. He was 99. In 1990, Downs wrote an article about hemp that was published by ABC News. Read and listen to it here.
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South African Cannabis Activist Killed Near Johannesburg
Julian Stobbs was murdered during an armed robbery at his farm in South Africa on July 3. He and his wife Myrtle Clarke were known as the Dagga Couple after they challenged the country's pot laws in 2010.
Executive Shuffle at SSDP: Aldworth, Wallis Depart
SSDP's top two managers - executive director Betty Aldworth and deputy director Stacia Wallis - are leaving the drug-policy organization.
MassCann/NORML Chair Resigns After Leading 'All Lives Matter' Pro-Police Rally
Controversial MassCann chair Samson Racioppi resigned from the board during an emergency meeting on July 1. He recently organized an anti-Black Lives Matter rally in Boston. NORML has suspended the chapter until it shows a "clear opposition to bigotry."
Elegy for Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon: New Documentary Digs Deep
Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon is the subject of Danny Clinch's documentary "All I Can Say." It's based on Hoon's own footage.
Documentary Review: 'Public Enemy Number One'
Robert Rippberger retells the story of the War on Drugs in "Public Enemy Number One," a new documentary executive produced by Ice-T.
Marijuana Legalization Legend Dr. Lester Grinspoon Passes Away
One day after celebrating his 92nd birthday, marijuana legalization pioneer Dr. Lester Grinspoon passed away on June 25.
Neil Young's 1975 'Homegrown' Finally Released
Neil Young's wrote his two stoner songs - "Homegrown" and "Roll Another Number" (for the Road)" - in 1975. The original acoustic version of "Homegrown" has finally been released 45 years later.