Hemp for Victory!

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, History, Comedy

4.8 • 669 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Native American leader Alex White Plume planted his first hemp crop on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 2000, sparking a long battle over tribal sovereignty that included a series of DEA raids, a federal injunction, and a tense stand-off between Alex, his siblings, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Along the way, Alex would discover an important ally—millions of feral hemp plants that were first planted in the 1940s to support the U.S. war effort in WWII, as extolled in the long suppressed government propaganda film Hemp for Victory! Learn more of the White Plume's incredible story of suffering and vindication in the documentary Standing Silent Nation. 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.
0:04.6	We talk about cannabis history and advertise cannabis products.
0:08.5	If you're not 21, come back when you are.
0:13.9	Spoke Media.
0:16.4	Hey, how's it going, folks?
0:18.2	It's Abdullah and Bean.
0:19.8	And welcome back for yet another episode of great moments in weed history on this podcast.
0:27.3	My partner Bean and I, who are both cannabis journalists and media makers, go over some of the more fascinating points in the very, very, very, very long history of human beings and cannabis.
0:38.3	Isn't that right, Bean?
0:39.2	That is precisely what we do.
0:41.6	Yeah, and I'm about to hear this story fresh along with you.
0:45.8	Bean has written and researched it, and we're going to be hearing it for the first time.
0:49.8	We're going to smoke some weed.
0:51.3	We're going to drink some tea.
0:53.1	I'm super excited. Bean, what do you
0:55.6	got for us today? Today I have a story about the restorative and the regenerative power of
1:02.6	the cannabis plant for the land, for the people, and for the community. Oh, wow. It's bringing
1:09.5	together a lot of core beliefs here on great moments in weed history,
1:13.8	that weed is a fantastic thing, not only for the individual, but also for the community,
1:18.7	and also for the world, for the earth in general.
1:21.8	That's great.
1:23.0	I'm really stoked that there's one story that brings all of these themes together.
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