Word: weed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thomas P. Weed, 36, joined the city council race because he said he believes the council has become too divided over many issues...
...city is pretty polarized over many issues. It ends up being CCA and pro-business," Weed said...
...Weed, who said he is an independent but pro-rent control, said while he is critical of the divided council, he has no direct criticism...
Many pro-pot songs simply represent a renewed candor about musicians' long- standing use of the drug. "I'm not trying to say, 'I smoke weed, so everyone else should,' " explains Basehead leader Michael Ivey. "It's more a form of honesty. It's part of my life." Onstage, the Southern rockers the Black Crowes perform under a 48-ft. by 24-ft. banner emblazoned with a marijuana leaf. Says the group's lead singer, Chris Robinson, who posed for the cover of High Times magazine smoking a joint: "Pot is an essential part of life on the road...
...enforcement officials say pot advocates are just blowing smoke when they talk about the comeback of the weed. "Perhaps because of the change of administrations, the marijuana lobby is out in full force," says Robert Bonner, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. "The fact is, they're losing the battle." In 1985 more than 23% of youths ages 12 to 17 said they smoked marijuana; in 1991 that figure was 13%, and Bonner says it is still falling. Bonner also offers a reminder that studies confirm such marijuana health risks as destruction of nerve cells in the brain and lung...