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Highly Likely highlights Cannabis pioneers who paved the way to greater herbal acceptance.

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performing in 1974.

CROSBY’S RELATIONSHIP with our favorite plant is over 50 years old. His public image is somewhat synonymous with weed both because of the time he came onto the public scene, and because of his celebrity inside the hippie movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Behind his public-facing image, though, was a person who was truly respected for their knowledge (and access) to high quality Cannabis, or as Crosby likes to put it, a “pied-piper of weed.” Case-in-point: While on tour in England, he was one of the first people to introduce The Beatles to the finer aspects of quality weed. In a podcast interview with “Under the Canopy,” Crosby noted that the Fab Four (like many in England at the time, and even now) had been making joints with tobacco and hashish. “They gave me one of those and I said, ‘Not in your life. I ain’t smoking no damn tobacco. You’re crazy. Now try this!’” he explained. “I gave them that and they had to sit down. That was quite funny. They never had weed like that. It upped my stock with them quite a bit.”

Of course, Crosby also integrated his love of Cannabis into his songwriting as well. The Byrd’s song “Eight Miles High” is a pristine example of an early weed smoker’s anthem. And inside the long list of songs Crosby has written over his storied career, you’ll certainly find more hints and nods to the culture.

Like many California-based celebrities, Crosby is looking to start his own Cannabis brand. However, ‘The Mighty Croz’ brand is taking a different approach than most – deciding to wait for full-scale federal legalization rather than going state by state. At 79 years of age,

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 Cannabis affects his creativity, Crosby responded, “Cannabis has been an important part of my creative process for years. I’ve been enjoying Cannabis for 50 years now. The creativity was always there, the Cannabis just brought it out. I smoke, pick up the guitar and write songs.” While on tour in As you can imagine, all of this makes Crosby a England, he was one celebrity advocate for legalization at the federal of the first people to level. “It’s inevitable,” he said. “Legalization introduce The Beatles everywhere is going to happen – all over the U.S. to the finer aspects of quality weed. and around the world because of the money. All the posturing the politicians do, waving their hands in the air saying we have to regulate this and that, is all BS. It’s going to come down to the money. Anyone that looks at the money flowing in where it’s legal knows what the truth is. That’s why I believe it will be legal within a couple of years. Not because it is like beer and wine. Not because people should not be getting arrested for it. Not even because the police and the courts and the penal system would be relieved of an enormous pressure if we legalize. The states will legalize Cannabis to get tax dollars that they control separately and need very, very badly.”