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Highly Likely highlights Cannabis pioneers who paved the way to greater herbal acceptance.
david crosby
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performing in 1974.
Singer-songwriter David Crosby is one of the most recognizable music celebrities of the ‘60s and ‘70s – with his long hair and bushy mustache, he’s long been a prototype of what it means to be a hippie in the United States. As one of the founding members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, as well as the Byrds, he’s also a living legend in music – one that’s still active to this day. And, according to Crosby, all of his songs were written under the influence of Cannabis. Crosby is still a frequent smoker of the plant (these days
opting more for vaporizing than smoking outright) and also grows his own backyard plants each year. When asked how ROSBY’S RELATIONSHIP with our favorite plant is over 50 years old. His public image Cannabis affects his creativity, Crosby responded, “Cannabis is somewhat synonymous with weed both because of the time he came onto the has been an important part of my creative process for years. public scene, and because of his celebrity inside the hippie movement of the ‘60s I’ve been enjoying Cannabis for 50 years now. The creativity and ‘70s. Behind his public-facing image, though, was a person who was was always there, the Cannabis just brought it truly respected for their knowledge (and access) to high quality Cannabis, out. I smoke, pick up the guitar and write songs.” While on tour in or as Crosby likes to put it, a “pied-piper of weed.” As you can imagine, all of this makes Crosby a England, he was one Case-in-point: While on tour in England, he was one of the first people celebrity advocate for legalization at the federal to introduce The Beatles to the finer aspects of quality weed. In a podcast level. “It’s inevitable,” he said. “Legalization of the first people to interview with “Under the Canopy,” Crosby noted that the Fab Four (like many everywhere is going to happen – all over the U.S. introduce The Beatles in England at the time, and even now) had been making joints with tobacco and and around the world because of the money. to the finer aspects of hashish. “They gave me one of those and I said, ‘Not in your life. I ain’t smoking All the posturing the politicians do, waving their quality weed. no damn tobacco. You’re crazy. Now try this!’” he explained. “I gave them that and hands in the air saying we have to regulate this they had to sit down. That was quite funny. They never had weed like that. It upped and that, is all BS. It’s going to come down to the my stock with them quite a bit.” money. Anyone that looks at the money flowing in where it’s Of course, Crosby also integrated his love of Cannabis into his songwriting as well. The legal knows what the truth is. That’s why I believe it will be Byrd’s song “Eight Miles High” is a pristine example of an early weed smoker’s anthem. And legal within a couple of years. Not because it is like beer and inside the long list of songs Crosby has written over his storied career, you’ll certainly find wine. Not because people should not be getting arrested for more hints and nods to the culture. it. Not even because the police and the courts and the penal Like many California-based celebrities, Crosby is looking to start his own Cannabis brand. system would be relieved of an enormous pressure if we However, ‘The Mighty Croz’ brand is taking a different approach than most – deciding to legalize. The states will legalize Cannabis to get tax dollars wait for full-scale federal legalization rather than going state by state. At 79 years of age, that they control separately and need very, very badly.”
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STORY by PACER STACKTRAIN for LEAF NATION
