Episode 286: One Toke Over the State Line, Sweet Jesus

Episode 286: One Toke Over the State Line, Sweet Jesus This week Host Dave Bledsoe tries to remember if he has any friends who live in New Jersey only to discover he doesn’t have FRIENDS that live in New York. (He is a sad, sad man)  On the show this week we talk about the BIG news from the election, New Jersey has legalized weed! (Everybody meet up at the Bada Bong!) Along the way we discuss the history of da kine bud in America, from Washington’s Sweet Brown Downtown to Roosevelt’s Rough and Red, the sweetest chiba in all of Hyde Park.  From there we take a walk down Racism Lane as we learn why the Federal government hates weed!  (Hint: It is because it hate’s minorities!)  We trace the evolution of drug laws from Anslinger to Nixon to Reagan.  (“Just Say No” made us say YES PLEASE!)  Finally, we learn how the tides turned toward legalization.  (Was it Wall Street?  Yes, yes it was!) Our Sponsor this week is Fast Eddies House of Herb where “sticky, hairy and stinky” doesn’t just apply to the dancers!  We open the show with Acapulco Gold and close with Niki Blum and the Gramblers on the train from Hoboken! Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/iUxk_hAmnTo Citations Needed: The racist origins of marijuana prohibition https://www.businessinsider.com/racist-origins-marijuana-prohibition-legalization-2018-2 Harry J. Anslinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger Legalize It All https://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/ Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decriminalization_of_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States Coke And Cannabis: The Big Guys Are Muscling Into This New Market https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickkovacevich/2018/09/19/coke-and-cannabis-the-big-guys-are-muscling-into-this-new-market/?sh=7df6e6ed707a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices