A Brief History Of Weed (VIDEO)

Ever wondered how marijuana got to America but were just too lazy to find out? Now all you have to do is click play to see the condensed history of cannabis brought to you by the Showtime dramedy "Weeds." It takes you from the drug's introduction to the Western world to the creation of the modern drug war complete with pop-up fun facts and seriously beautiful animation.


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[LMPE]

Jamestown settlers were required to grow hemp. That would be an ultra-hippie paradise!

[vinny]

how did the pot truth serum idea work out?

[beckpod1]

If it does become legal...I really doubt it.....all these people who have never tried it and put others down for smoking it...might try it and realise what they were missing. That they won't trip out....won't start doing hard drugs.....and will find out that you can retain your memory...exactly.
They might have to go through their music collection and re-listen with better ears!!

[topkatnc]

I loved the history lesson...I hope I live to see it legal...

[PDXTransplant]

Don't bogart that joint my friend, pass it over to me...now I have the munchies.

[Chi-townfool]

Good cartoon but that show still sucks!

[Itsmyland2]

Reality TV fan are we?

[Clavis]

If hemp rope hadn't saved George H. W. Bush's life when he bailed out of his plane, we never would've had President George W. Bush. Hmm... maybe marijuana *isn't* all good...

[AllenFromAtlanta]

if given the choice, I'd rather see someone behind the wheel of a car after a dubbie than after a few too many shots of liquor. Hell, after smoking the dubbie he won't be speeding and is probably only heading to the nearest Burger King or McDonalds.

[Tom Kenneally]

Most people that are under the influence of marijuana while driving (that I know) are focusing as hard as they can to obey all traffic laws to the fullest so as to avoid the police-unlike a drunk who is liable to not think about it, doesn't care, or has no control.

[eilish]

As I sit here in my pain-induced fog, it's nice to realize that my ancestors wouldn't have suffered because of allergies to FDA drugs, they could have just grown some weed. Which, by the way, for lupus patients is remarkably soothing.

[snoopjohnny]

Nice piece. Hopefully the continued appearance of brilliant and humorous commentary like this will help open eyes to what's happening in this country. Is the series this good?

[Bingolong]

Yes ! It is a very clever show. I have only viewed the first three seasons,
and they are top notch.

[Furby]

Proof that you can't keep a good bud down.

[mightyhead]

Government interference in our lives and restrictions on our liberties - helpfully maintained by our conservative tea-bagging friends and myopic, spineless Democrats.

(no I don't smoke, but I don't want my government telling me I can't if I wanted to, and charging me to keep me "safe" from all of you that do).

[mightbesane]

Why is this on the Comedy page? Belongs in Politics.

[plooger]

How did such a serious attitude find its way to the Comedy page?

[Mnemanth]

What did you see that made you laugh? The art is certainly worth a chuckle, but the message isn't exactly light...

[bliznik70000]

Seriously. Why does everything that has anything to do with marijuana get lumped into the "ha-ha" bin? People DIE because of the hysteria surrounding illegal drugs. Hilarious stuff, prohibition.

[Mnemanth]

I concur!

[newsmctado]

Because its weed, it must only appeal to stoners and potheads and cannot possibly be worthy of serious or rational discussion. Oh wait........

[Doug Flight]

What a journey...