Bong Hits for Jesus!

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

A weed-fueled stoner prank escalated to the highest court in the land after a student in Juneau, Alaska used the opportunity of the olympic torch passing through town to unfurl a banner reading "Bong Hits For Jesus." What makes this a truly great moment in weed history is not just the way Joseph Frederick thumbed his nose at an oppressive high school and its humorless principal, but the years he spent afterward, defending his personal liberty and the free speech rights of all students in the United States. Along the way, he'd face police harassment, multiple arrests, and a series of courtroom battles that led all the way to the Supreme Court. Where the Justices repeatedly had to say and hear the words Bong Hits for Jesus. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video shows and seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible.

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0:00.0	This podcast is for adults 21 years of age or older.
0:05.2	We talk about cannabis history and advertise cannabis products.
0:09.1	If you're not 21, come back when you are.
0:14.2	Spoke Media.
0:16.3	Hey, how's it going, folks?
0:17.9	It's Abdullah.
0:18.8	And Bean.
0:19.5	And welcome back for yet another episode of
0:23.3	great moments in weed history. On this podcast, my partner Bean and I, who are both cannabis
0:28.2	journalists and media makers, go over some of the more fascinating points in the very long, long,
0:34.0	long history of cannabis. Isn't that right, Bean? Oh, that is precisely what we do.
0:39.4	And you should know that I have no prior knowledge of the story that we're about to hear.
0:43.9	I'm about to hear it fresh from Bean along with you. And I'm so stoked to be here,
0:49.6	hearing another story. Bean, what do you have for us today? Oh, I've been waiting to tell you this
0:54.0	one for a long
0:54.6	time. This is a story very close to my heart. I think you'll understand as we go along. And it is about a
1:00.7	young person who played an incredible weed prank, I would say a supreme weed prank and then
1:08.4	took it all the way. Oh my God, a weed prank. Well, I personally really
1:14.3	love weed pranks. I've taken part in some in my day. I've definitely witnessed plenty of them,
1:19.4	usually pretty harmless stuff when there's weed involved. And my imagination is just
1:25.0	running wild right now. So I'm ready to hear this thing.
1:29.4	I've rolled us up a nice joint of some humble cannabis right here.
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