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<title>Remembering Gatewood (1947 - 2012)</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>By Rick Cusick &#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;</b>
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The legendary Gatewood Galbraith &ndash; attorney, author, five-time candidate for Kentucky governor and one of the best-known marijuana and hemp law reform activists in the world &ndash; died early Wednesday morning at his Lexington home of complications from chronic emphysema. Often described as a colorful, larger-than-life character, Gatewood was also a deeply innovative &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/rick/7469">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:59:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Richard Cusick</dc:creator>
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<title>A Legend Passes On: Gatewood Galbraith Dies At 64</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kentucky attorney and legendary marijuana and hemp advocate Gatewood Galbraith has passed away&#160;from complications due to pneumonia. He was 64.&#160;Gatewood was cut from the same cloth as Jack Herer. A fiery, articulate cannabis activist for decades, Gatewood ran five times for governor of Kentucky &ndash; three times as a Democrat, once on the Reform ticket and last year as an independent.&#160;He finished third in the three-candidate race this past November.
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Galbraith was a &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/7466">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:53:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Aussies Inching Closer to Okaying Hempseed in Foods</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governmental body Food Standards Australia proposed on Wednesday to amend the nation's Food Standards Code to sanction processed hempseed being utilized as an ingredient in a variety of food products, from staples like cheese to snacks like ice cream and energy bars. &#160;&#160;
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The chief executive of Food Standards, Steve McCutcheon, has publicly compared hempseed to traditionally used poppy seeds and declared hemp seeds to be safe for human consumption.&#160;McCutcheon&rsquo;s &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7438">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:46:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>Rally for Marijuana and Hemp Reaches 41st Year in Madison</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival took place September 30 &ndash; October 2 in Madison, Wisconsin. Now in its 41st year, the event was a peaceful celebration of cannabis and hemp. This year&rsquo;s festival was dedicated to the memory of long-time activist Ben Masel. Masel died of cancer earlier this year.
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According to Gary Storck, president of Wisconsin&rsquo;s National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) chapter, the event provides an opportunity for &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7330">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:13:22 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Hemp Advocates Bring HOPE to Idaho</title>
<description><![CDATA[Idaho may be world-famous for its Russet potatoes and Boise may be the &ldquo;City of Trees,&rdquo; but cannabis will be king on Sunday September 25 when the city hosts its very first HOPE Fest. H.O.P.E. is an acronym for Hemp Offers People Everything, underscoring the myriad uses hemp offers and promises, running the gamut from medicine to edibles to natural resources. The fest will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on 9/25 and will feature speakers, musicians, food and a bevy of booths full of &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7281">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:27:40 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>The Story Behind The Tea Party Movement That Swept Across America</title>
<description><![CDATA[People dressed in colonial outfits are causing major changes in the political landscape? I'm having major deja vu.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:11:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Steven Hager</dc:creator>
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<title>On The Road Again</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Interview and photo by Mary Otte</b>
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On September 18, the legendary and perpetually touring Willie Nelson played to a full house at the historic McMenamins Edgefield venue in Portland, Oregon. Except it&rsquo;s not really a house, it&rsquo;s a lawn, and in true Oregon fashion it rained nearly an inch for Nelson&rsquo;s set. But not surprisingly, that full lawn wasn&rsquo;t going anywhere. A mud stomping good time was had by all and Nelson was in top form, giving the crowd hit after &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/ht_admin/6711">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:11:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Brain Damage Control: Memories of Jack</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>By Paul Krassner</b>
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In 1973, &ldquo;Captain&rdquo; Ed Adair, Jack&rsquo;s partner in the marketing of countercultural items, insisted that they take a joint oath: &ldquo;We swear by our life, and our love for it, that we will work every day of our lives, all day, all night, to legalize pot &ndash; until we&rsquo;re dead, or it&rsquo;s legal, or we can quit when we&rsquo;ve turned 84.&rdquo;
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In 1980, they began a series of protests on the front lawn of the Los Angeles &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/pkrassner/6638">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:05:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Paul Krassner</dc:creator>
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<title>The World Hemp Expo Extravaganja &amp;#8211; May 28-30, 2010</title>
<description><![CDATA[The HIGH TIMES Whee! Festival will take place this Memorial Day weekend in Red Bluff, California. Whee! is the World Hemp Expo Extravaganja. The three-day festival includes a hemp and cannabis expo featuring the latest and greatest gear and info.
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The campout festival will also feature live music, drum circles, and seminars on a wide range of topics including how to grow and understanding cannabis laws. The Whee! Festival also embraces the spiritual with prayer circles emphasizing peace &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/ht_admin/6469">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 16:18:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Diaries of U.S. Government's Hemp Farmer Found</title>
<description><![CDATA[Activists hope a new discovery will put hemp back on the map as a versatile crop with a long and positive history in America. Several journals and books of photographs were discovered at a garage sale outside of Buffalo, New York. They were the painstakingly kept chronicles of Lyster H. Dewey &ndash; yet some are referring to them as the hemp diaries.
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Dewey was a botanist who grew hemp for the U.S. Department of Agriculture &ndash; in a sense, Uncle Sam&rsquo;s own hemp farmer &ndash; &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6455">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:46:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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