WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:02.759 To God, to God, to God, to God, to God, 2 00:00:02.919 --> 00:00:06.759 to God, to God to God to send him free? 3 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:18.160 Was he jail forwarding or representing everyone free? 4 00:00:18.199 --> 00:00:18.559 John? 5 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:23.679 Now lift the little, return him to his wife and kids, 6 00:00:24.679 --> 00:00:26.519 Let him free, Let. 7 00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:30.839 Him be breathing ill. Lucky you and me. The game 8 00:00:30.879 --> 00:00:31.960 even ten for two. 9 00:00:33.799 --> 00:00:35.840 That's all the motherfuckers do. 10 00:00:36.759 --> 00:00:39.520 The God, to God, to God, to God, to God, 11 00:00:39.679 --> 00:00:41.560 to God, to God, to God, to. 12 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:42.719 God, to God, to. 13 00:00:42.759 --> 00:01:00.159 God, to God, to God to God to send him free. 14 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:08.799 Brother John Sinclair, may you rest in peace, and may 15 00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:11.920 you truly be free of pain, and may the read 16 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:15.400 truly be free where you are and not over regulated 17 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:18.200 and text and having a bunch of people come up 18 00:01:18.239 --> 00:01:20.439 and tell you how proud they are they freed one 19 00:01:20.519 --> 00:01:24.319 drug and still believe prohibition works for every other drug. 20 00:01:24.879 --> 00:01:27.480 You're gonna hear people talk today that are still people 21 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:31.599 putting people in cages for what they put in their bodies, 22 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:35.719 and the those same people that fight for bodily autonomy 23 00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:38.799 and other things, but not what you can put in 24 00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:39.560 your body. 25 00:01:40.359 --> 00:01:43.680 That makes no sense to me. And uh, the war 26 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:44.480 is not over. 27 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:49.159 A small battle has been won, but we've lost a 28 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:51.480 lot of people that have devoted a lot of their 29 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:53.640 lives to trying to fight this thing we call the 30 00:01:53.640 --> 00:01:57.680 War on drugs. That even Richard Nixon's chief of staff, 31 00:01:57.799 --> 00:02:04.400 John Erlickman, on his deathbed, said the War on drugs 32 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:08.560 was never about controlling drugs. It was about controlling people. 33 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:13.280 We couldn't arrest the protesters, so we use weed to 34 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:15.960 get the protesters, and we couldn't arrest black people for 35 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:21.159 being black, so they flooded New York with dope to 36 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:25.560 make people's slaves. And these are the people that still 37 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:30.240 are running our drug policy after years and years of 38 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:36.479 failure after failure and life after life ruined. So please, 39 00:02:36.719 --> 00:02:40.360 please don't think this is a celebration. This is still 40 00:02:40.360 --> 00:02:43.520 a protest. Peace and love, y'all. 41 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:51.039 All right, Leith will be at the Winewood Organic tomorrow 42 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:53.599 doing an appearance about three o'clock and kind of continuing 43 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:54.840 this tribute for John there. 44 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:56.439 So check them out there and let's hear it again for. 45 00:02:56.479 --> 00:03:03.919 Laith Alsadi, all right, coming up to kick off the 46 00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:06.919 speakers here, the guy that ran this show for a 47 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:11.000 couple of decades, who took on a lot of challenges, 48 00:03:11.719 --> 00:03:14.199 who actually brought John Sinclair back into the fold. 49 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:18.159 Years ago. He's more than earned his nickname. 50 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:31.560 So let's hear it for mister Hashbash Adam Brook. 51 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:34.840 Hey, hash fans, how you doing. 52 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:40.560 Listen, You're gonna hear a lot of stuff from a 53 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:42.919 lot of people today, so I'm not gonna waste my 54 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:46.599 time with that. Here's what I want to know. How 55 00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:52.639 many of you got dope on you right now? Here's 56 00:03:52.639 --> 00:03:56.159 a more important question. How many of you actually still 57 00:03:56.199 --> 00:04:02.120 have a medical marijuana card. Understand that that's the only 58 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:06.960 paid vote that we're allowed. You go get that medical card, 59 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:11.719 and those legislators see that there's more of us. 60 00:04:12.199 --> 00:04:13.800 We can't hand them any money. 61 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:16.639 That's against the law, but we can all go get 62 00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:20.600 medical cards and they can't stop us. And the more 63 00:04:20.639 --> 00:04:23.560 of us that they see that need it, the more 64 00:04:23.839 --> 00:04:27.000 they're willing to work with us. So it's easy easier 65 00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:36.879 for us to get Man. I'm sorry. That was the 66 00:04:36.920 --> 00:04:42.480 first time I ever cried during that song. We brought 67 00:04:42.600 --> 00:04:47.920 John out here years ago because at the time he 68 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:52.079 was an award winning DJ down in New Orleans, and 69 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:56.600 we knew that this event was based on his hard 70 00:04:56.639 --> 00:05:00.439 work and the time he spent in prison, so it 71 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:01.600 meant a lot to us. 72 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:04.800 To get him back involved in the weed game. 73 00:05:07.920 --> 00:05:11.160 I had no idea that John Sinclair was a blues 74 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:15.079 poet and he used to do some. 75 00:05:16.879 --> 00:05:22.079 You're gonna keep in the shorts away medic. 76 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:25.879 I need a medic somewhere right out here where these 77 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:29.360 people are waving their hand. I need a medic. So 78 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:33.959 if you're a medic, they need you. I need a 79 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:40.959 medic too. But that's another story. There he goes. So 80 00:05:41.079 --> 00:05:46.199 here's the deal, folks. They referred to Laith al Sadi 81 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:52.959 as the ann Arbor's prodigal son. Someone once named me 82 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:58.639 mister Ashbash. I didn't care for that. I was Adam L. Brook, 83 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:02.079 and I helped put on that Hashbash. I've learned to 84 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:07.399 accept that I'm misster Hashbash. But I put this event 85 00:06:07.480 --> 00:06:09.639 on long enough that I'm also going to claim to 86 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:15.519 be its prodigal son. I don't care who likes it. 87 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:20.519 But what's important about this event is that you take 88 00:06:20.600 --> 00:06:24.639 the knowledge you pick up here back home to your 89 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:30.639 friends and family, and you educate them, and you smoke 90 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:42.759 a lot of weed. That's important. If you all get 91 00:06:42.759 --> 00:06:45.759 the chance, i'd suggest you pick a copy up somewhere. 92 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:49.279 It's called It's All Good it's a John Sinclair reader, 93 00:06:50.160 --> 00:06:55.439 and in John's memory, I'm gonna deliver this poem that 94 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:58.680 he wrote. I did it a couple of years ago 95 00:06:58.720 --> 00:07:04.360 when he was ill in the High Hospital, and it's 96 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:09.759 something that he used to do a lot. Johnson Claire 97 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:13.600 got thrown out of the Detroit Boat Club yacht club, 98 00:07:13.680 --> 00:07:16.439 I don't know. We were doing a gig there and 99 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:19.240 he started doing this poem and the lady walked up 100 00:07:19.240 --> 00:07:22.839 to him and took the microphone away from him. So 101 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:26.879 I figured you'd all appreciate it. 102 00:07:26.879 --> 00:07:28.839 It's called Ain't Nobody's Business. 103 00:07:31.279 --> 00:07:35.519 John wrote it for his buddy Henry Normiel, Bradley Jones 104 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:41.079 and Bob Righteous Red Nook. We have a right to 105 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:45.279 our bad habit. If we want to blow our minds 106 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:50.480 or fuck up our lives, shoot dope or smoke cocaine. 107 00:07:51.319 --> 00:07:54.639 If we want to eat too much meat, sit around 108 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:59.199 all day and watch TV, stay up all night listening 109 00:07:59.240 --> 00:08:04.879 to music by Charlie Parker and screaming Jay Hawkins. If 110 00:08:04.879 --> 00:08:09.759 we want, if we want to walk around naked, fuck 111 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:14.040 our eyes out, eat some pussy, or suck a cock, 112 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:17.439 take it up the ass, get our nuts off seven 113 00:08:17.560 --> 00:08:22.759 hundred times a day, lay around and drink whiskey, bet 114 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:27.480 on games, shoot dice, sell some pussy on the street. 115 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:32.759 If we want to gamble in casinos or spread money, 116 00:08:33.360 --> 00:08:38.240 spend our money in a whorehouse, give the president a 117 00:08:38.320 --> 00:08:43.720 blowjob in his big chair in the White House. Walk 118 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:48.600 around the streets with all our belongings in little bags. 119 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:54.480 That was a John move. I always liked it. Sleep 120 00:08:54.600 --> 00:08:56.759 in doorways, pissing the gutter. 121 00:08:57.480 --> 00:09:00.480 If we want to sleep away the day, never answer 122 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:04.799 the telephone, take every meal in restaurants and bars, and 123 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:09.480 never exercise. And if it comes to the end of 124 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:13.480 the line for us, we have every right to blow 125 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:17.440 our mother fucking brains out, or jump off a bridge, 126 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:23.360 or take ourselves away from here any way we might 127 00:09:23.440 --> 00:09:28.480 want to. Then, baby, please, we got a right to 128 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:33.360 our bad habit, and it ain't nobody's. 129 00:09:32.440 --> 00:09:33.919 Business if we do. 130 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:42.360 I appreciate that because John and I worked together for years, 131 00:09:42.399 --> 00:09:45.960 and when I lost my father, he became a father 132 00:09:46.080 --> 00:09:52.200 to me. So I suggest y'all learn a little bit 133 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:55.240 about him, because what you think you know is a 134 00:09:55.399 --> 00:10:01.799 very small part of his life, and the coolest part 135 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:05.720 is what he actually did and who he did it 136 00:10:05.759 --> 00:10:10.639 with and what it created. And how it created and 137 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:14.919 most of that happened in ann Arbor. They chased him 138 00:10:14.960 --> 00:10:19.080 out of Detroit, so he came to ann Arbor. And 139 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:26.440 I have the honor to introduce our next speaker. And 140 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:28.440 John couldn't have done it by himself. 141 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:29.200 Back then. 142 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:33.480 There was a minister of this and a minister of that. 143 00:10:34.679 --> 00:10:38.279 But I know who really kept it all together. So 144 00:10:38.720 --> 00:10:43.200 it's my great honor to introduce one of the best 145 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:48.840 photographers I've ever seen. I suggest she get her book, 146 00:10:51.480 --> 00:10:56.360 but she photographed the history that created John Sinclair. 147 00:10:56.600 --> 00:11:00.559 So with great pleasure, I'd like to introduce Lenny's Sinclaire. 148 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:09.840 It should have been John here right now, but the 149 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:16.879 Great Spirit had other plans for him and called him home. 150 00:11:17.759 --> 00:11:21.240 But he's here and spired. Every one of you here 151 00:11:22.759 --> 00:11:28.799 is part of it. Okay, uhh uh. 152 00:11:29.679 --> 00:11:35.320 In January I read in the newspaper uh to nominate 153 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:40.799 people for Michigan of the Year, and I said, why 154 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:43.240 not nominate Jansenclair? 155 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:46.320 And and and I wrote this. 156 00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:51.600 My name is Lenny Sinclair, and I would like to 157 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:59.279 nominate my ex, my ex husband, Jan Sinclair, as Michiganian 158 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:07.799 of the Year. I myself escaped from communists East Germany 159 00:12:08.720 --> 00:12:13.600 in nineteen fifty nine and ended up in Detroit. When 160 00:12:13.639 --> 00:12:18.120 I met John Sinclair in nineteen sixty four, he was 161 00:12:18.240 --> 00:12:24.080 already fighting against the most Tryconian law ever imposed on 162 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:31.399 law abiding Americans, totally based on junk science. That spirit 163 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:36.480 of fighting against injustice attracted me to him in the 164 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:46.360 first place. Now, after I met John Sinclair and we 165 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:49.720 got together, he invited me to move in with him 166 00:12:49.720 --> 00:12:51.320 in the Castle in Detroit. 167 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:52.559 And so. 168 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:58.519 We lived together, and John was on probation for his 169 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:05.360 first offense. And one night his probation officer came to us, 170 00:13:06.240 --> 00:13:09.759 came to us and said the John, the police is 171 00:13:09.879 --> 00:13:15.279 trying to bust you again. And John was flabbergast and said, 172 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:20.440 what for. I didn't do anything wrong? And he said 173 00:13:21.360 --> 00:13:23.240 illegal cohabitation. 174 00:13:25.200 --> 00:13:26.639 That was against the law. 175 00:13:27.159 --> 00:13:30.919 And for anybody who followed that law, it was illegal 176 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:35.720 for people of opposite sex to live together without being married. 177 00:13:36.519 --> 00:13:46.720 So what did we do? We got married so and 178 00:13:46.720 --> 00:13:58.840 and we produced two beautiful children, Sunny Millions and Claire 179 00:13:59.080 --> 00:14:07.919 who might be and Celia Sinclair. And we got a 180 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:11.320 lot of problems in Detroit, and one night our house 181 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:14.600 got fire bombed and set on fire, and we had 182 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:21.399 to practically move away overnight. And so uh we rented 183 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:30.759 a house on Hill Street in an arbor. And and 184 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:41.720 the first night after we moved to an arbor, the 185 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:48.919 the conservatives of an Arbor had a night vigil march, 186 00:14:49.559 --> 00:14:53.360 a candlelight vigil, and they were carrying. 187 00:14:53.000 --> 00:14:55.320 Signs saying sin. 188 00:14:56.000 --> 00:15:03.279 Like in Sinclair, we were sins, sinners to them because 189 00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:10.960 we smoked weed. And now all you sinos turned into saints. 190 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:18.159 But but. 191 00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:27.279 I'm thinking of why Johns and Claire were supposed I 192 00:15:27.399 --> 00:15:32.200 nominated him as Michigan Canyon. 193 00:15:32.200 --> 00:15:36.000 Of the Year is because of them. 194 00:15:36.039 --> 00:15:41.840 What he started has an immense economic impact on the 195 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:43.600 economy of Michigan. 196 00:15:49.600 --> 00:15:52.840 And and. 197 00:15:54.519 --> 00:15:59.799 Should there be any students of statistics here, somebody can 198 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:04.279 figure out just how much money John saved the state 199 00:16:04.320 --> 00:16:10.519 of Michigan by overturning the law in nineteen seven, nineteen 200 00:16:10.639 --> 00:16:16.480 seventy two. Before the law was overturned, it was ten 201 00:16:16.600 --> 00:16:20.559 years for possession and twenty to life for giving a 202 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:21.399 joint away. 203 00:16:22.279 --> 00:16:31.000 And John was charged with giving a joint two joints to. 204 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:35.919 An undercover agent, and it resulted in ten years. And 205 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:42.480 if you can figure out if the law had not 206 00:16:42.639 --> 00:16:47.320 been changed, the state of Michigan would have been housing 207 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:51.919 prisoners for twenty years to life, and we all would 208 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:54.759 have to pay taxes to keep the people in jail. 209 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:02.000 That's like millions of dollars the state didn't have to 210 00:17:02.080 --> 00:17:07.640 pay for incarcelating these people because it was only one year, 211 00:17:07.839 --> 00:17:16.160 not ten. See, and then that law stayed on the 212 00:17:16.200 --> 00:17:21.759 books until two thousand and nine. I think it's when 213 00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:23.880 it became Medica finally. 214 00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:26.640 And so a. 215 00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:36.680 Whole, a whole legal industry is now happening in Michigan where. 216 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:39.160 Thousands of people get jobs that are. 217 00:17:39.079 --> 00:17:43.680 Legal and they can do and and and anyway. It's 218 00:17:43.759 --> 00:17:48.200 just enormous what John Sinclaire started, and we got to, 219 00:17:50.359 --> 00:17:56.720 you know, appreciate that. But but but I'm also thinking 220 00:17:56.799 --> 00:18:01.839 of what. 221 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:04.440 America did to people like us to. 222 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:09.680 By lying to us for the last seventy years or 223 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:14.200 eighty years that marijuana with a dope and and suppressed. 224 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:16.440 And think in the last. 225 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:25.599 Seventy years, how that law has been used to suppress people, 226 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:33.599 to destroy families, to costs thousands of Woken meurges, and 227 00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:36.640 cost woking homes. 228 00:18:36.799 --> 00:18:40.279 For it's we have that. 229 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:48.839 Has to stop now under the stopping now, And uh. 230 00:18:47.680 --> 00:18:50.119 I'm talking too much. I'm not a taker. 231 00:18:59.759 --> 00:19:09.160 But when we were the White Panther Party, John named 232 00:19:09.240 --> 00:19:15.640 all the ministers, ministers, this ministers Pope again he named 233 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:20.680 me as the Minister of Education. Now the party done left, 234 00:19:20.799 --> 00:19:23.039 but I'm still educating people. 235 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:25.640 That's why I'm trying to do right now. 236 00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:34.720 So I just I just want to tell people. 237 00:19:35.200 --> 00:19:39.480 I want to tell people to thank the. 238 00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:43.200 People who worked with us. We had a commune on 239 00:19:43.319 --> 00:19:47.640 Hill Street. Up to twenty eight people lived there and 240 00:19:47.720 --> 00:19:50.759 they all worked for two and a half years in 241 00:19:50.880 --> 00:19:54.720 sacrificing their own lives and worked for no money to 242 00:19:54.799 --> 00:19:57.960 get John out of jail. I want a tribute to 243 00:19:58.119 --> 00:20:04.039 everybody who and contributed to John's freedom. 244 00:20:04.440 --> 00:20:09.759 And I wonder, just that's it. What else I don't know, 245 00:20:15.920 --> 00:20:17.039 or what else I said? 246 00:20:17.200 --> 00:20:22.519 Is what else I said is In nineteen seventy two, 247 00:20:22.720 --> 00:20:29.480 John Sinclair won the case in the United States Supreme 248 00:20:29.559 --> 00:20:37.759 Court against illegal wire tapping to educate people who don't 249 00:20:37.880 --> 00:20:42.279 know about it. This case is in Wikipedia under the 250 00:20:42.400 --> 00:20:49.319 Keith case. Keith was the trial judge who was accused 251 00:20:49.359 --> 00:20:53.559 by the government of obeying the law, and they tied 252 00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:56.359 him to not obey the law, you know, and the 253 00:20:56.880 --> 00:20:59.680 case went all the way to the Supreme Court, and 254 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:04.839 after john got out of jail in January. 255 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:08.559 The case was heard in the Supreme Court in. 256 00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:16.480 January, and we went there and to watch arguments in 257 00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:19.319 the Supreme Court was one of the highlights of my 258 00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:21.000 whole life as American. 259 00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:22.920 It was incredible. 260 00:21:23.039 --> 00:21:28.319 And the judges voted unanimously against Nixon, which led to 261 00:21:28.440 --> 00:21:29.720 Nixon's resignation. 262 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:37.400 And that's what Johnson cleared it okay, And. 263 00:21:39.480 --> 00:21:45.519 If that wasn't enough, Johnson Claire deserves to be honest 264 00:21:46.960 --> 00:21:51.079 for his incredible life as a poet and writer and 265 00:21:51.359 --> 00:21:57.640 editor and publisher and musician and DJ and manager of 266 00:21:57.720 --> 00:22:01.920 two of Michigan's best known and the Empty Five and 267 00:22:02.000 --> 00:22:13.480 the Students, and contributed to the vibrant artistic community of Michigan. 268 00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:18.640 Thank you, Thank you, every one of you. 269 00:22:18.920 --> 00:22:20.400 Things I. 270 00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:29.039 Just I just wanted to mention one of the things. 271 00:22:29.359 --> 00:22:33.319 You know, John. 272 00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:42.839 Janet, I got divorced. Uh, because the struggle it was 273 00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:46.640 like war. Until the log had changed, it was like war. 274 00:22:47.519 --> 00:22:51.759 Everybody was being terrorized. If the police turned on their 275 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:55.480 lights behind their car, you know, there was domestic terrorists 276 00:22:56.079 --> 00:23:01.839 and innocent people and so uh and and and so 277 00:23:01.920 --> 00:23:06.200 we divorced. The struggle was too hot for to last 278 00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:14.200 and John vioge uh uh lady named Patricia Bound. She's 279 00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:17.680 still his wife and they have stepchildren. And I just 280 00:23:17.720 --> 00:23:22.079 wanted to mention that John had the long extended family 281 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:25.079 and that I'm just one of the survivals. 282 00:23:25.720 --> 00:23:27.240 Thank you very much. 283 00:23:30.039 --> 00:23:34.200 Thank you for being your thank you. You know, John 284 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:37.680 Sinclaire himself said that Lenny did everything he did except 285 00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:40.039 for half to go to jail. So she hasn't been 286 00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:43.359 given the recognition that she really just has been deserving 287 00:23:43.400 --> 00:23:45.200 over the years. Let's please let her know how we 288 00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:52.119 feel about Lenny Sinclair's. 289 00:23:54.839 --> 00:24:00.640 Ready, Mandy, that's such an honor. Okay, So now now. 290 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:04.799 Our next week really embodies a lot of the reasons 291 00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:06.960 that John did a lot of the work that he did. 292 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:12.000 We have somebody who served twenty five years of a forty. 293 00:24:11.839 --> 00:24:14.119 Year sentence for minor cannabis activity. 294 00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:17.839 I was there when he was released, ironically about four 295 00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:22.519 to twenty in the morning from Jackson, and there was 296 00:24:22.680 --> 00:24:25.200 media there, there was a film crew there, and with 297 00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:28.319 moments of stepping out, he started letting everybody know that 298 00:24:28.359 --> 00:24:30.920 he's going to work and try to help to get 299 00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:33.480 others out who shouldn't be in there with him, and 300 00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:38.400 he's since then done that. There's a movie about him. 301 00:24:38.519 --> 00:24:44.319 He speaks at many places, he educates people, He does 302 00:24:44.319 --> 00:24:46.519 a lot of very important work now he and his team, 303 00:24:46.559 --> 00:24:49.720 and it's honored to have him here today. Please everybody 304 00:24:49.799 --> 00:24:52.319 give a warm welcome to mister Michael Thompson. 305 00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:56.720 He wants, yeah, thank you. 306 00:24:56.720 --> 00:25:04.039 Thank you. 307 00:25:04.119 --> 00:25:04.559 What's up? 308 00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:05.200 What's up? 309 00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:11.920 Talk to me. I'm here. 310 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:17.640 I come from Flint, Michigan to talk to you. Now, 311 00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:24.599 come here, Come here, guys, come here. I want to 312 00:25:24.599 --> 00:25:27.400 introduce you to some people that because of you, all 313 00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:33.400 because of you, these guys is free NIBBs doing life 314 00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:36.519 just like I was doing life. 315 00:25:39.200 --> 00:25:42.440 What's your name, bro Hey, my name Leon Benson. 316 00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:46.599 I'm an exigner, reed after twenty five years of wrongfully incarceration. 317 00:25:47.160 --> 00:25:50.240 But I'm back here today for the people. You hear me, 318 00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:55.119 Michael Thompson, You hear me right, that's right, I'm saymble 319 00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:55.680 singing Gore. 320 00:25:56.079 --> 00:25:59.240 I was a juvenile lifer and because of the works 321 00:25:59.279 --> 00:26:01.880 of the people and one of your very own an 322 00:26:01.960 --> 00:26:04.599 arbor double lebel, I am no longer incarcerated. 323 00:26:04.640 --> 00:26:05.480 I'm a freeman. 324 00:26:09.599 --> 00:26:11.359 My name is Larry Darnell Smith Junior. 325 00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:13.960 I spent twenty six years, ten months, in seven days 326 00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:16.440 in prison for a crime outn't commit. I advocate on 327 00:26:16.480 --> 00:26:19.160 behalf of the innocent, the medically frail in the over sentence, 328 00:26:19.440 --> 00:26:21.519 and boy, oh boy, God made a great win to day. 329 00:26:21.599 --> 00:26:22.400 Thank you everybody. 330 00:26:24.000 --> 00:26:32.279 Yeah yeah, now, let me talk to you. The politicians. 331 00:26:32.519 --> 00:26:36.960 I'm sure you tired of them clever speeches. I'm sure 332 00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:41.000 you tired of them clevin speeches. When are you gonna 333 00:26:41.319 --> 00:26:44.920 get the young people of movement going? They need you, 334 00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:53.880 young people, They need you, and I need you. The 335 00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:59.039 Michael Thompson, Clemency need you, the Last Prison Project need you. 336 00:27:00.359 --> 00:27:05.200 A whole lot of people need you, young people. That's 337 00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:09.160 the reason why I'm here now. I come a long 338 00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:14.279 ways from washing my clothes and the toilet, dude. 339 00:27:14.920 --> 00:27:16.319 I come a long ways. 340 00:27:17.559 --> 00:27:20.720 I remember a few y'all know about that story about 341 00:27:20.759 --> 00:27:24.079 me washing my clothes and the toilet dude. But yes, 342 00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:27.599 I did that. But I got me a new washman, 343 00:27:27.599 --> 00:27:39.160 see and dryer now. But but you know them politicians, 344 00:27:39.920 --> 00:27:44.240 right now is a very important time for you and me. 345 00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:46.519 We need you. 346 00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:51.960 That started the young people movement, that started that and 347 00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:55.359 see can they stop that. They can't stop no young 348 00:27:55.400 --> 00:27:56.640 people moving. And that's what I. 349 00:27:56.599 --> 00:28:00.720 Need you do to wake up, wake up up people. 350 00:28:05.000 --> 00:28:09.440 And you know, I think back where I come from, 351 00:28:10.079 --> 00:28:15.000 where I come from during twenty five years for three 352 00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:19.960 pounds of marijuana, twenty five. 353 00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:23.559 Years for three pounds of marijuana. 354 00:28:24.359 --> 00:28:27.079 Why did I stay in prison for twenty five years 355 00:28:27.319 --> 00:28:35.839 for marijuana? And marijue ain't never killed nobody, nobody. And 356 00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:43.000 my thing is to tell you you need to sallow up, 357 00:28:44.319 --> 00:28:47.359 sto up. You know what I'm saying against the politicians. 358 00:28:47.359 --> 00:28:51.119 Don't give a damn about you or me. Set up 359 00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:56.000 and the young people. It's a young people time now. 360 00:28:56.000 --> 00:29:00.920 You just tell young people's march, March on, March on. 361 00:29:00.960 --> 00:29:05.160 Young people gonna get get the right people in office 362 00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:08.200 to be because the wrong ones is in office. 363 00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:11.640 Get the right ones in Listen. 364 00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:15.079 I want to close with this to tell you this. 365 00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:18.880 I come back here because I love. 366 00:29:18.759 --> 00:29:20.319 The hash Badge. 367 00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:25.240 I love the hash Badge, and the Halsh Badge loved 368 00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:34.119 me so so when I think back, when I think 369 00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:37.680 back at some of the people that's back in prison 370 00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:41.200 right now, when I think back at him. 371 00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:43.640 Wow, it's a sad. It's a sad. 372 00:29:43.799 --> 00:29:47.720 It's a sad, sad look because when they snunck me 373 00:29:47.759 --> 00:29:51.000 out of prison. They snuck me out of prison at 374 00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:55.759 four o'clock in the morning. They don't let nobody out 375 00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:59.359 at no four o'clock in the morning, but I supposta 376 00:29:59.359 --> 00:30:02.440 have been been let out at eight o'clock. And then 377 00:30:02.440 --> 00:30:06.119 they changed at four o'clock because they thought the media. 378 00:30:06.960 --> 00:30:08.759 They thought they were gonna beat the media down because 379 00:30:08.799 --> 00:30:13.119 it's real cold outside. But not only the media was 380 00:30:13.160 --> 00:30:17.720 waiting on their ass, so was the prisoners. 381 00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:31.079 The prisoners. 382 00:30:38.920 --> 00:30:45.920 The prisoners, they were still awoke. And they told me. 383 00:30:48.519 --> 00:30:53.599 They called me Miko in prison. They said, Michelo, go 384 00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:59.079 out there and tell the truth. And that's what I've 385 00:30:59.119 --> 00:31:02.319 been doing. I've been telling the motherfucket too. 386 00:31:04.319 --> 00:31:05.559 Let your head bet. 387 00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:13.079 Right on. 388 00:31:19.000 --> 00:31:21.160 Alright, let's hear it again from Michael Thompson, and then 389 00:31:21.160 --> 00:31:26.839 we're gonna have you got it, dude, dude, we'll have 390 00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:30.279 We'll have some Richard untangle himself and then introduce our nextcess. 391 00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:50.960 Let's hear it again from Michael Thompson. Please alight you doctor. 392 00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:50.400 Okay, oh fuck okay, they're playing later. 393 00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:53.680 Thirty. 394 00:31:55.400 --> 00:32:00.000 Hello, have you has been. 395 00:32:02.519 --> 00:32:02.759 Well? 396 00:32:03.599 --> 00:32:08.799 Before I get started here fix these little technical difficulties. 397 00:32:10.079 --> 00:32:13.680 My job is to uh introduce this. 398 00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:14.359 Guy right here. 399 00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:21.200 Hold older, Oh okay, goddamn it, Okay, live video, go line, Okay, 400 00:32:21.880 --> 00:32:26.039 green eas. My name is Richard C. Clement, and uh 401 00:32:26.160 --> 00:32:30.079 some people know me as free the Weed. Yes, indeed, 402 00:32:30.759 --> 00:32:33.640 for the jobs we need, because the people agreed that 403 00:32:33.680 --> 00:32:38.000 though we shall be free. Okay, and a lot of 404 00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:41.680 us stay starting to call us old gee's right now okay, 405 00:32:42.759 --> 00:32:45.039 and we've been at this little bit a long time. 406 00:32:45.079 --> 00:32:47.200 We want to pass it on to the young people 407 00:32:48.119 --> 00:32:53.000 because Johnson Claire taught us all civics. 408 00:32:53.119 --> 00:32:56.039 Okay, he showed you how to law words. 409 00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:58.880 Tell you how the young people participate in your government, 410 00:32:59.400 --> 00:33:01.319 because introduce them. 411 00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:01.680 Okay. 412 00:33:02.039 --> 00:33:09.279 Anyway, I want to introduce doctor Witty, otherwise known as 413 00:33:09.319 --> 00:33:14.240 doctor Detroit. He's one of the old gs that I mean, 414 00:33:14.279 --> 00:33:17.680 He's laid out a lot of wisdom, and uh I 415 00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:20.039 want to pass on some of his knowledge to you. 416 00:33:20.599 --> 00:33:28.920 So without further ado, doctor Whitty. 417 00:33:29.400 --> 00:33:34.680 Let's give Richard a chant, free the weed, Free the weed, 418 00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:40.920 Free the weed, and let's thank Jesse and his team 419 00:33:42.160 --> 00:33:45.799 Jamie and his team for a wonderful hashbash A sunny 420 00:33:45.880 --> 00:33:51.839 day dry Day. Thank you Jamie, thanks for your team. Yes, 421 00:33:51.920 --> 00:33:54.720 and let's free the prisoners that are still in prison. 422 00:33:56.000 --> 00:33:58.559 And let's remember if we don't get the young folks 423 00:33:58.599 --> 00:34:01.880 to turn out, you folks under forty are going to 424 00:34:01.920 --> 00:34:05.440 make the difference whether we carry Michigan for freedom and 425 00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:08.199 liberty or we're going to have the rest of our 426 00:34:08.239 --> 00:34:12.039 lives on this struggle to destigmatize cannabis. We need to 427 00:34:12.079 --> 00:34:15.280 open our hearts, to think with our hearts and become 428 00:34:16.360 --> 00:34:18.760 lovers of the future and optimists. 429 00:34:19.000 --> 00:34:20.480 And we need a. 430 00:34:20.480 --> 00:34:23.199 Big turnout of everybody to get the kids and the 431 00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:30.559 grandkids voting absentee, getting absentee ballot, getting their friends engaged. 432 00:34:31.880 --> 00:34:34.800 Why do we have to stick on defense the rest 433 00:34:34.800 --> 00:34:37.239 of our lives. Were trying to build our life legacy 434 00:34:37.280 --> 00:34:40.719 and have something to be proud of. And we have 435 00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:44.639 our wonderful hash Bashion, Monroe Street Fair and Adams Hotel. 436 00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:47.679 You should definitely check out the session the music there 437 00:34:48.239 --> 00:34:51.760 and the great fighters have passed before us. John Sinclair, 438 00:34:52.159 --> 00:34:54.679 I met with Iggy and the Stooges and the MC 439 00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:58.480 five in the seventies and Rick Thompson who died far 440 00:34:58.559 --> 00:34:59.119 too young. 441 00:34:59.159 --> 00:35:00.880 It was the great CRUs for us. 442 00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:03.800 In Michigan, normal and Rory gold Right here in ann 443 00:35:03.880 --> 00:35:08.079 Arbor and Gersh Peanut Butter and all the elections. The 444 00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:10.840 elections are at the heart of it. Help this cause, 445 00:35:11.280 --> 00:35:17.800 stay engaged, registered, vote, absentee, join a campaign, volunteer. It's 446 00:35:17.840 --> 00:35:22.239 our life legacy to free the weed. It's our life's work. 447 00:35:22.679 --> 00:35:24.760 It's not going to be over in twenty twenty four, 448 00:35:24.800 --> 00:35:27.440 but it's a big crisis. And we do need the 449 00:35:27.519 --> 00:35:30.760 young and the non voter. We need the skeptics to 450 00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:36.639 be hopeful and optimistic, not pessimistic. Hope and optimism will 451 00:35:36.679 --> 00:35:40.119 keep you healthy, mental and physical. You'll live a happier 452 00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:43.559 life by being an optimist. So that's why I call 453 00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:48.519 myself Doctor Detroit. Just to be cheering on Detroit, cheering 454 00:35:48.599 --> 00:35:51.320 on our lives. It's staying in the fight. It's a 455 00:35:51.400 --> 00:35:52.199 life's work. 456 00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:56.239 It's absolutely it's a life's work. 457 00:35:56.639 --> 00:35:58.519 And I'm grateful to be here. 458 00:35:59.000 --> 00:36:02.559 And by all means, get involved in this election. 459 00:36:02.719 --> 00:36:03.760 Do some phone. 460 00:36:03.480 --> 00:36:07.480 Banking from home, or some texting, or even write a 461 00:36:07.519 --> 00:36:11.760 small check, or go get involved in a campaign, or 462 00:36:11.800 --> 00:36:15.119 get involved in a cause. The far right has thirty 463 00:36:15.239 --> 00:36:19.320 causes they've attacked, including cannabis. They're making it immoral to 464 00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:23.400 smoke cannabis, right, and so we've got to remember, Ohio, 465 00:36:23.719 --> 00:36:27.280 they passed abortion in cannabis. We've got to struggle together 466 00:36:27.639 --> 00:36:30.840 and link up with freedom and liberty causes and have 467 00:36:30.880 --> 00:36:33.400 a live and let live world where we can think 468 00:36:33.440 --> 00:36:37.239 from the heart, love our life, trust ourselves, accept ourselves, 469 00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:42.320 forgive ourselves, and be compassionate and take care of yourself and. 470 00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:44.840 Free the weed, but free the weed. 471 00:36:50.960 --> 00:36:55.440 Hey have an announcement over in this general area. Somebody 472 00:36:55.480 --> 00:36:57.960 lost a wedding band, so please be aware of that, 473 00:36:58.000 --> 00:36:58.480 and if so. 474 00:36:58.800 --> 00:37:03.559 Turn into us up here right on. 475 00:37:04.960 --> 00:37:06.360 All right, So next up. 476 00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:11.599 The guy whose history he goes decades back in ann Arbor, 477 00:37:12.840 --> 00:37:17.239 part of the UH original five Dollars Fine later on 478 00:37:18.440 --> 00:37:22.159 Local Medical. He's been involved in this world for so long. 479 00:37:22.280 --> 00:37:28.239 He's the inspiration I had to get started in activism. 480 00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:28.559 There. 481 00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:30.800 His name consists of two verbs. 482 00:37:32.239 --> 00:37:38.800 Let's please welcome Chuck Reem. 483 00:37:38.840 --> 00:37:43.079 All right, who's gonna carry the Hold this, hold this 484 00:37:43.199 --> 00:37:46.400 next to me, hold one of them? 485 00:37:46.440 --> 00:37:47.480 Can you hold one of these? 486 00:37:48.239 --> 00:37:49.320 Can you hold one of these? 487 00:37:53.840 --> 00:37:58.320 It's so great to see everybody today, absolutely outstanding, just 488 00:37:58.519 --> 00:38:03.840 beautiful and free. We We're here today to celebrate the 489 00:38:03.880 --> 00:38:07.000 brave life of John Sinclair, in the life of our 490 00:38:07.039 --> 00:38:10.280 comrade Rick Thompson, and all the others who have died. 491 00:38:11.159 --> 00:38:15.639 What incredible change we have made in Michigan. 492 00:38:16.079 --> 00:38:20.719 We used to be outlaws, always in danger, always afraid. 493 00:38:21.599 --> 00:38:25.159 Now we can walk into a lovely cannabis store, or 494 00:38:25.199 --> 00:38:28.400 we can buy, or we can legally grow as much 495 00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:32.320 as we want. Michigan has the best cannabis law in 496 00:38:32.400 --> 00:38:36.159 the United States of America. That's in part because we 497 00:38:36.280 --> 00:38:39.239 have the greatest some of the greatest activists in the 498 00:38:39.360 --> 00:38:43.039 United States of America, led by Jamie Lowell, who put 499 00:38:43.079 --> 00:38:49.320 this thing together. We still have not won. We have 500 00:38:49.400 --> 00:38:56.079 to deschedulize cannabis. If Biden could at least reschedulize cannabis, 501 00:38:56.159 --> 00:38:56.800 he might win. 502 00:38:57.840 --> 00:39:01.679 He needs to get control of the de e A, 503 00:39:01.920 --> 00:39:06.639 which is a rogue agency made up of thugs and crooks, 504 00:39:07.199 --> 00:39:09.039 and they are deciding this question. 505 00:39:10.079 --> 00:39:14.239 We need to spread the goodness of cannabis everywhere and 506 00:39:14.400 --> 00:39:20.519 normalize its use. We need commercial social use, everything from 507 00:39:20.639 --> 00:39:26.000 coffee shops to fine dining, and we need non commercial 508 00:39:26.079 --> 00:39:26.880 social use. 509 00:39:27.400 --> 00:39:28.079 We should be. 510 00:39:28.039 --> 00:39:33.960 Able to smoke medic medic medic medic. 511 00:39:35.679 --> 00:39:54.000 Medic All right, there, I think they're all set. All right, 512 00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:57.199 then we need to we need commercial social use and 513 00:39:57.360 --> 00:40:00.159 non commercial. We need to be able to smoke in 514 00:40:00.280 --> 00:40:03.440 parks at scheduled events. We need to be able to 515 00:40:03.559 --> 00:40:09.480 vaporize at community centers and senior centers everywhere. Cannabis helps 516 00:40:09.559 --> 00:40:15.079 us feel better physically and emotionally. Please, let me tell 517 00:40:15.119 --> 00:40:18.519 you a fact about mental health that I'd like you 518 00:40:18.559 --> 00:40:19.199 to remember. 519 00:40:20.519 --> 00:40:20.960 Quote. 520 00:40:21.760 --> 00:40:24.599 States that have fully legalized. 521 00:40:23.920 --> 00:40:29.000 Cannabis have found a thirty seven percent decrease in mental 522 00:40:29.039 --> 00:40:30.920 health treatment admissions. 523 00:40:32.840 --> 00:40:34.360 Thirty seven percent. 524 00:40:34.639 --> 00:40:38.239 People less people have to put theirselves put away from 525 00:40:38.239 --> 00:40:39.079 mental illness. 526 00:40:40.119 --> 00:40:43.280 We are criticized for. 527 00:40:43.360 --> 00:40:48.760 Seeking the very best high, like we were Devians. Actually 528 00:40:49.079 --> 00:40:54.440 it's the Puritans who are the devians. The entire ancient world, 529 00:40:55.159 --> 00:41:01.039 all of the religions and Western civilization itself, we're focused 530 00:41:01.119 --> 00:41:03.079 on seeking the very best high. 531 00:41:03.480 --> 00:41:05.079 That's what they were doing. 532 00:41:05.840 --> 00:41:11.760 Quote the roots of Western civilization were soaked in psychoactive drugs. 533 00:41:13.320 --> 00:41:16.760 But the fun part of my speech is all done 534 00:41:18.679 --> 00:41:22.639 by fellow cannabis lovers. We are going to have serious 535 00:41:23.320 --> 00:41:30.199 political violence in the USA in November, December or January. 536 00:41:31.119 --> 00:41:32.480 I don't say things like this. 537 00:41:32.679 --> 00:41:35.079 I don't I'm not the person who says things like this, 538 00:41:35.920 --> 00:41:42.320 but it's gonna happen. I'm a serious student of politics, 539 00:41:42.480 --> 00:41:47.440 and when Donald talked about a bloodbath, he very specifically 540 00:41:47.519 --> 00:41:51.679 clarified that the auto industry will be the least of it. 541 00:41:52.679 --> 00:41:57.199 Think about it. Donald runs for office for exactly the 542 00:41:57.239 --> 00:41:58.400 same reason. 543 00:41:58.199 --> 00:41:59.960 As Hitler took. 544 00:42:00.119 --> 00:42:03.880 Get power and punish everyone who has made fun of 545 00:42:03.960 --> 00:42:07.119 him for so long. That's what he's doing it for. 546 00:42:07.639 --> 00:42:11.719 And this is it kids. When everyone in a group 547 00:42:12.320 --> 00:42:16.679 must swear allegiance to an obvious lie in order to 548 00:42:16.840 --> 00:42:21.320 serve a supreme leader, then bloodshed is not far away, 549 00:42:22.000 --> 00:42:25.280 is it. I hate to have to say things like this, 550 00:42:26.079 --> 00:42:30.239 but cannabis users have been stripped, stripped of our right 551 00:42:30.360 --> 00:42:33.199 to self defense. There is no equal right to self 552 00:42:33.239 --> 00:42:38.480 defense because our herb has been shamefully and you absurdly 553 00:42:38.559 --> 00:42:42.920 classified as a Schedule one drug. For us, it is 554 00:42:42.960 --> 00:42:47.679 a ten year federal felony to own a firearm or 555 00:42:47.760 --> 00:42:50.920 even to lie on their form. 556 00:42:51.199 --> 00:42:52.400 That's unacceptable. 557 00:42:52.880 --> 00:42:58.119 We may need to defend our families, our lives, and 558 00:42:58.159 --> 00:43:02.280 our property. I am gonna fight this really hard, and 559 00:43:02.320 --> 00:43:06.880 I have a great attorney, Tom Levine of Cannabis Council. 560 00:43:07.239 --> 00:43:10.239 That's gonna represent us, and we're gonna fight this till 561 00:43:10.280 --> 00:43:16.079 we win. We also we also need some activists. We 562 00:43:16.159 --> 00:43:18.480 also need some activists who are willing to carry a 563 00:43:18.599 --> 00:43:23.280 sign and demonstrate for cannabis and gun rights. This will 564 00:43:23.320 --> 00:43:25.679 be the first time ever in the world, but we're 565 00:43:25.679 --> 00:43:28.280 gonna do it, and we're gonna get gun rights because 566 00:43:28.280 --> 00:43:29.719 we're not just gonna furnish the. 567 00:43:29.800 --> 00:43:32.400 Blood for the blood bath. 568 00:43:33.039 --> 00:43:36.920 Who would participate in demonstrations for cannabis and gun rights, 569 00:43:36.960 --> 00:43:38.159 who would carry a sign? 570 00:43:38.519 --> 00:43:39.360 Please help us. 571 00:43:39.400 --> 00:43:43.480 If we get a dozen people protesting, we can change history. 572 00:43:43.800 --> 00:43:46.639 This would be the first protest ever about cannabis and 573 00:43:46.679 --> 00:43:52.039 gun rights. So I need to find two kinds of people. First, 574 00:43:52.360 --> 00:43:57.119 if there's somebody who is very, very interested in cannabis, 575 00:43:57.239 --> 00:44:00.760 they can sign up for the email list serve of 576 00:44:00.800 --> 00:44:05.199 the Safer Michigan Coalition. Me and Tim started that in 577 00:44:05.239 --> 00:44:08.639 two thousand and nine and we've won a lot since then. 578 00:44:09.039 --> 00:44:12.199 This list allows the hard core. 579 00:44:12.639 --> 00:44:16.800 Of the Michigan cannabis community to communicate with each other 580 00:44:16.920 --> 00:44:19.679 and you can be part of it. We almost have 581 00:44:19.760 --> 00:44:23.079 four hundred and twenty members. You could be number four 582 00:44:23.159 --> 00:44:27.280 hundred and twenty. Second, I need some tough people who 583 00:44:27.280 --> 00:44:30.760 are willing to carry signs like this and demonstrate and 584 00:44:30.880 --> 00:44:32.360 walk up and down on the street. 585 00:44:32.760 --> 00:44:35.119 We would get a lot of press and. 586 00:44:35.079 --> 00:44:37.199 We would win in the end. 587 00:44:37.800 --> 00:44:40.599 These, the people who will carry these signs and demonstrates, 588 00:44:40.639 --> 00:44:45.199 are today's heroes. And we may need a plaintiff out here. 589 00:44:45.360 --> 00:44:48.559 We may need one more plaintiff who has a cannabis 590 00:44:48.599 --> 00:44:54.039 medical card and a gun. I'll be sitting straight at 591 00:44:54.079 --> 00:44:56.400 the back of the diag for a couple of hours. 592 00:44:56.440 --> 00:44:59.079 Just ruey in the back, and if there's anybody who 593 00:44:59.079 --> 00:45:02.920 wants to sign up for the list for communication or 594 00:45:03.000 --> 00:45:06.440 sign up to fight for gun rights, come back please 595 00:45:06.559 --> 00:45:07.880 and sign my sheets. 596 00:45:08.320 --> 00:45:12.079 I say, free the weed, and thank you all for 597 00:45:12.119 --> 00:45:13.119 being here today. 598 00:45:13.880 --> 00:45:14.440 Thank you. 599 00:45:17.079 --> 00:45:20.960 We when we smoke cannabis and you psychedelics, we are 600 00:45:21.079 --> 00:45:23.559 uniting with the spirit of the earth and the spirit 601 00:45:23.679 --> 00:45:30.119 for me of the Mother God. All right, right up, 602 00:45:31.000 --> 00:45:34.199 And this is the great, great Attorney Tom Levine of 603 00:45:34.280 --> 00:45:36.199 Cannabis Council in Detroit. 604 00:45:37.480 --> 00:45:42.000 Right, all right, it is true. 605 00:45:42.119 --> 00:45:45.559 And there's somebody who did so much more than me. 606 00:45:46.519 --> 00:45:51.280 I organized about a third of the local victories in Michigan. 607 00:45:51.679 --> 00:45:55.639 My friend Tim beckere organized about two thirds of them. 608 00:45:56.039 --> 00:46:01.840 He made my life dream come true by winning. Let 609 00:46:01.880 --> 00:46:05.760 me let you talk to Tim Beck now. Tim is 610 00:46:05.760 --> 00:46:08.840 the man if you sign up for our list, Tim 611 00:46:08.920 --> 00:46:11.320 is the man who will send you the news each morning. 612 00:46:12.280 --> 00:46:16.119 Thank you, Thank you, Chuck, bless you man. I'm so happy. 613 00:46:16.159 --> 00:46:18.880 We've had this friendship for so long. You know, I 614 00:46:19.320 --> 00:46:21.679 met this guy for the first time in two thousand 615 00:46:21.679 --> 00:46:24.320 and four. Didn't he know who he was? Okay? And 616 00:46:24.360 --> 00:46:27.119 I was doing a ball at Initia even Detroit to 617 00:46:27.239 --> 00:46:30.320 legalize medical use of marijuana. And then I found out 618 00:46:30.480 --> 00:46:32.639 that Chuck was doing one in an harbor. So we've 619 00:46:32.639 --> 00:46:35.840 been buddies ever since. But anyway, Hey, isn't it a 620 00:46:35.880 --> 00:46:41.880 beautiful day to day? You know, the sun shining, there's weed, 621 00:46:42.320 --> 00:46:45.679 you know, being passed around. They're earning any narks, lurking 622 00:46:45.760 --> 00:46:48.639 in the crowd of bust people. I remember those days, 623 00:46:48.639 --> 00:46:51.239 some of you do. It was pretty sick. And that 624 00:46:51.280 --> 00:46:52.039 stuff is over. 625 00:46:52.119 --> 00:46:52.360 Well. 626 00:46:52.840 --> 00:46:55.239 I want to say something about thank you. I want 627 00:46:55.280 --> 00:46:58.119 to say something about John Sinclair. You know, I was 628 00:46:58.519 --> 00:47:02.079 in eighth grade, you know, in a Catholic school in 629 00:47:02.079 --> 00:47:04.840 Monroe County and I didn't know. I never met John, 630 00:47:04.880 --> 00:47:07.960 said Clare, but I sure heard about him. People hated 631 00:47:07.960 --> 00:47:10.719 his ass out there. Oh that son of a bitch. 632 00:47:10.760 --> 00:47:13.920 Oh it's so terrible, blah blah blah. Well, you know what, 633 00:47:14.199 --> 00:47:16.519 I got him in Roe County and I went to 634 00:47:16.559 --> 00:47:19.280 the University of Detroit in nineteen seventy and because of 635 00:47:19.360 --> 00:47:22.079 John Sidclair, I wanted to get my hands on some 636 00:47:22.199 --> 00:47:27.840 weed as fast as possible. Yeah, and I did. And 637 00:47:27.960 --> 00:47:32.199 I smoke weed for fifty years, for over fifty years, folks, 638 00:47:32.519 --> 00:47:35.639 And I'll tell you, man, it's been a blessing. And 639 00:47:35.719 --> 00:47:40.000 it's even better now that you know it's there for everybody. 640 00:47:40.079 --> 00:47:43.039 You don't really have to take a risk now, you know. Again, 641 00:47:43.079 --> 00:47:45.320 I met John Sainclair. I was a reporter for the 642 00:47:45.360 --> 00:47:48.360 student newspaper when he was at his height as Glory, 643 00:47:48.400 --> 00:47:50.599 and I, you know, I interviewed him and stuff, and 644 00:47:50.599 --> 00:47:54.519 it was an awesome figure. And you know, and after that, 645 00:47:54.719 --> 00:47:57.639 in two thousand and two, I had the ability to 646 00:47:57.760 --> 00:48:01.639 do to do something politically. So we got this medical 647 00:48:01.639 --> 00:48:05.159 marijuana initiative going, and Chuck got one going in ann Arbor. 648 00:48:05.480 --> 00:48:07.559 And you know, now, I tried to be nice to 649 00:48:07.639 --> 00:48:10.880 these people. John was in their face. It was fuck you, 650 00:48:11.119 --> 00:48:12.880 fuck the man. I tried to be nice, and they 651 00:48:12.960 --> 00:48:17.800 hated me too. I mean Governor Granholm, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 652 00:48:18.039 --> 00:48:23.280 Attorney General Mike Cox, the DEA Beaumont Hospital, I mean 653 00:48:24.239 --> 00:48:27.280 the Detroit Health Department. They even spent city money to 654 00:48:27.320 --> 00:48:28.320 try to defeat us. 655 00:48:28.360 --> 00:48:29.039 But we won. 656 00:48:29.480 --> 00:48:33.320 We won in Detroit and ann Arbor, and that got 657 00:48:33.360 --> 00:48:36.440 the ball rolling, It really did. And I got to 658 00:48:36.519 --> 00:48:40.039 know John personally later on in life when he was 659 00:48:40.239 --> 00:48:42.440 gotten on in years. And there's a side of him. 660 00:48:42.639 --> 00:48:45.679 Everybody thinks he's him as a tough guy, which he was. 661 00:48:45.960 --> 00:48:47.800 He was loud, he was in your face, he made 662 00:48:47.840 --> 00:48:51.119 people uncomfortable. But there was another side of him. He 663 00:48:51.239 --> 00:48:54.039 was a philosopher, he was an aesthetic. He was a 664 00:48:54.079 --> 00:48:58.400 good kind man. And that's the John said Claire that 665 00:48:58.480 --> 00:49:01.079 I got to know, you know. And in the end, 666 00:49:01.119 --> 00:49:02.800 the last time I saw him, I was hoping to 667 00:49:02.840 --> 00:49:07.000 see him this Saturday, but you know, he had He 668 00:49:07.039 --> 00:49:09.920 was at a party at the fifth anniversary of legalization 669 00:49:10.039 --> 00:49:12.599 of marijuana, you know, in Michigan, at matt Abel and 670 00:49:12.679 --> 00:49:16.559 Tom Levine's office, and John was not in very good health, folks, 671 00:49:16.880 --> 00:49:18.719 And you know, He asked me to help him to 672 00:49:18.800 --> 00:49:21.199 the bathroom in the you know, in his wheelchair, and 673 00:49:21.239 --> 00:49:25.320 I did, and he had a bathroom accident. Okay, I'll 674 00:49:25.400 --> 00:49:28.000 use your imagination, but it was kind of icky to 675 00:49:28.079 --> 00:49:28.639 some people. 676 00:49:28.679 --> 00:49:31.440 But I helped. I helped clean the thing up. 677 00:49:31.800 --> 00:49:33.840 And I know there's a part of me I thank God, 678 00:49:34.280 --> 00:49:37.360 you know that God gave me the opportunity to help 679 00:49:37.440 --> 00:49:40.400 this man who did so much for everybody else. It 680 00:49:40.480 --> 00:49:44.719 was a beautiful thing. And he didn't die a rich man. Okay, 681 00:49:45.039 --> 00:49:46.960 he didn't have a four to oh one k. He 682 00:49:47.039 --> 00:49:50.320 lived very humbly. His health was not good and he 683 00:49:50.360 --> 00:49:53.119 passed on way too early. And that's all I have 684 00:49:53.239 --> 00:49:56.480 to say. I just thank everybody. It's a wonderful day 685 00:49:56.519 --> 00:50:00.039 today and I love you all. Thank you, take care. 686 00:50:00.440 --> 00:50:00.800 Thank you. 687 00:50:09.920 --> 00:50:13.960 I'm John and my roots are in Flint, Michigan, where 688 00:50:13.960 --> 00:50:17.760 I was born, and that's where John Sinclair was born, 689 00:50:17.920 --> 00:50:22.440 in Client, Michigan. And I just want to say that 690 00:50:22.480 --> 00:50:25.039 I was with John about ten weeks ago. He was 691 00:50:25.079 --> 00:50:28.679 in Detroit Receiving hospital. I got to talk to him. 692 00:50:29.239 --> 00:50:32.000 I knew him as being the artist. I'm a double 693 00:50:32.079 --> 00:50:37.840 de great artist and visual arts and we all need 694 00:50:37.880 --> 00:50:41.039 to say a prayer for John. John was instrumental in 695 00:50:41.320 --> 00:50:43.400 helping people out and he had a great heart. 696 00:50:43.480 --> 00:50:47.840 Thank you very much, all right, sorry that that Mike 697 00:50:48.119 --> 00:50:51.320 needs to be working up there for Josie. I was 698 00:50:51.519 --> 00:50:57.639 trying to circumvent this. Somebody get that for thanking all 699 00:50:57.679 --> 00:51:01.880 you guys helped me introduce Josie. The engine to so 700 00:51:02.000 --> 00:51:07.079 much great charitable work, the authentic passion for this work, 701 00:51:07.119 --> 00:51:09.360 to help people get their records expunge, just to help 702 00:51:09.480 --> 00:51:14.760 families out in many different ways. Okay, we need the 703 00:51:14.840 --> 00:51:20.840 mic for Josie to work. If possible, Tom, we go, testing, testing, testing. 704 00:51:21.760 --> 00:51:22.760 Josie Scoggin. 705 00:51:22.840 --> 00:51:25.280 Everybody let her know how you feel about her. 706 00:51:30.760 --> 00:51:37.639 Shit, I wrote a speech. I want to cry instead. 707 00:51:42.960 --> 00:51:46.679 My name is Josie. I am the HBI C at 708 00:51:46.719 --> 00:51:54.760 the Great Lakes Expungement Network. We are Michigan's favorite FIE 709 00:51:54.960 --> 00:52:02.320 free full service expungement program. Expungements are intersectional work. 710 00:52:02.400 --> 00:52:04.480 If you care about housing. 711 00:52:04.079 --> 00:52:06.599 Insecurity, if you care about food and security, if you 712 00:52:06.679 --> 00:52:10.480 care about recovery, you have to understand the burden that 713 00:52:10.599 --> 00:52:15.519 comes with a criminal record. Twenty five percent of Michigan 714 00:52:15.599 --> 00:52:20.480 unders are burdened by a criminal record. Right now, an 715 00:52:20.519 --> 00:52:25.960 automatic expungement was brought in to save it, but unfortunately 716 00:52:26.559 --> 00:52:32.559 we're seeing automatic expungement being reinstated without notice to the client, 717 00:52:32.679 --> 00:52:34.119 without notice to the courts. 718 00:52:36.920 --> 00:52:39.239 People need assistance. 719 00:52:38.639 --> 00:52:42.280 With expungement now more than ever, and it seems the 720 00:52:42.320 --> 00:52:47.280 state is making it harder. But we're gonna expunge a 721 00:52:47.360 --> 00:52:49.199 shit ton of records this year. 722 00:52:51.360 --> 00:52:52.719 And I don't give. 723 00:52:52.519 --> 00:52:55.920 A fuck what the Michigan State Place has to say 724 00:52:55.960 --> 00:53:02.159 about it, because I Fucke's Hut of the bad guys 725 00:53:02.639 --> 00:53:07.519 always winning, and I will just keep doing it and 726 00:53:07.559 --> 00:53:08.039 if they. 727 00:53:07.920 --> 00:53:09.599 Reverse it, we'll go back to court. 728 00:53:10.400 --> 00:53:13.800 Because people don't deserve to be in jail for cannabis. 729 00:53:13.880 --> 00:53:16.280 And if they go to jail for cannabis, they don't 730 00:53:16.280 --> 00:53:17.280 deserve to rot there. 731 00:53:23.960 --> 00:53:25.199 Oh here goes. 732 00:53:26.639 --> 00:53:31.519 My dad spent seventeen years in bedrol prison. It's hard 733 00:53:31.559 --> 00:53:34.360 for me to grapple and understand, and I carried a 734 00:53:34.400 --> 00:53:37.760 lot of shame with it and coming to the cannabis community. 735 00:53:37.800 --> 00:53:45.440 I was Michigan's first medical marijuana patient. So it's really 736 00:53:45.519 --> 00:53:46.280 popular in. 737 00:53:46.280 --> 00:53:47.320 High school. 738 00:53:50.440 --> 00:53:53.480 Coming into the community that looked like me, that loved me, 739 00:53:53.840 --> 00:53:54.800 that could smoke. 740 00:53:54.599 --> 00:54:00.199 Weed like me, and they all have the same story. 741 00:54:00.039 --> 00:54:02.559 Because guess what their daddy said, time in prison too. 742 00:54:03.119 --> 00:54:07.599 In fact, one in six Michiganders parents did time in 743 00:54:07.840 --> 00:54:12.599 jail this year. It's not just me, and if you're here, 744 00:54:12.679 --> 00:54:17.920 it's not just you. I'm really proud, eager, and excited 745 00:54:17.960 --> 00:54:23.920 to introduce our next guest, Kristin Flo. I met Kristin 746 00:54:23.960 --> 00:54:27.519 Floor ten years ago. Her dad was going to prison. 747 00:54:28.840 --> 00:54:34.360 I thought, wow, this feels familiar. He was growing weeds, 748 00:54:34.440 --> 00:54:34.920 so he's. 749 00:54:34.760 --> 00:54:35.599 The real criminal. 750 00:54:38.719 --> 00:54:41.440 Kristen started a campaign where she started putting money on 751 00:54:41.440 --> 00:54:44.599 the books for federal cannabis prisoners and other cannabis prisoners 752 00:54:44.599 --> 00:54:45.599 and people like her dad. 753 00:54:46.119 --> 00:54:48.480 And while he was in there, they. 754 00:54:48.360 --> 00:54:49.960 Started doing newsletters. 755 00:54:51.159 --> 00:54:54.559 They started doing birthday wishes because guess what, when you're 756 00:54:54.719 --> 00:54:59.119 sentenced to life in prison, people forget when it's your 757 00:54:59.199 --> 00:55:05.400 fucking birth Kay, But my girl said, uh uh, not 758 00:55:05.559 --> 00:55:06.239 in my house. 759 00:55:07.599 --> 00:55:09.800 I am proud, honored, look at me. 760 00:55:09.840 --> 00:55:15.199 I'm crying and eager to introduce Christin for with Freedom Grow. 761 00:55:18.280 --> 00:55:22.320 Already, Hi you guys, I'm coming before you today with 762 00:55:22.400 --> 00:55:26.599 the United Front. I've got Randy Lanier here, he's our 763 00:55:26.679 --> 00:55:29.960 CEO of Freedom Grow. I'm the executive director. 764 00:55:30.039 --> 00:55:30.360 Thank you. 765 00:55:30.440 --> 00:55:35.360 Josie for the beautiful words. We've got some people coming out. 766 00:55:35.360 --> 00:55:37.719 If you have a prison outreach sign, please come and 767 00:55:37.800 --> 00:55:42.320 stand on these steps for us guys. My UH partner 768 00:55:42.360 --> 00:55:45.480 here Randy. He served twenty seven years of a life sentence, 769 00:55:45.800 --> 00:55:48.280 and as Josie was telling you, my father died shackled 770 00:55:48.320 --> 00:55:51.000 to a hospital bed. I took him off life support 771 00:55:51.039 --> 00:55:53.400 while his ankle was still shackled to the bed. He 772 00:55:53.480 --> 00:55:57.159 died with broken bones on Diego's colon cancer liver failure. 773 00:55:57.599 --> 00:56:00.280 All while my mom was in prison too for money 774 00:56:00.320 --> 00:56:03.400 laundering because they co own five dispensaries in Montana in 775 00:56:03.400 --> 00:56:08.039 twenty twelve. Now I'm a volunteer for Freedom Grow, an 776 00:56:08.199 --> 00:56:12.000 organization that's helps cannabis prisoners and their families. We put 777 00:56:12.039 --> 00:56:16.079 commissary on their books, We get them books magazines, regrant 778 00:56:16.119 --> 00:56:19.280 their wishes. We do a lot of the similar things 779 00:56:19.320 --> 00:56:23.039 that Redemption Foundation does. So I just want to thank 780 00:56:23.079 --> 00:56:26.800 you everybody who donates to the Redemption Foundation, because you 781 00:56:26.840 --> 00:56:30.159 are helping people. A lot of people who are incarcerated, 782 00:56:30.719 --> 00:56:33.800 such as Pedro Moreno, who's working on his twenty seventh 783 00:56:33.880 --> 00:56:37.880 year in prison of a life sentence. Edwin Rubin who's 784 00:56:37.880 --> 00:56:41.239 serving a forty year de facto life sentence, meaning that 785 00:56:41.400 --> 00:56:46.920 his sentence could possibly be longer than his lifespan. But 786 00:56:47.000 --> 00:56:50.039 I want to say congratulations because here in the state 787 00:56:50.079 --> 00:56:55.360 of Michigan, you guys had a medical plant prisoner, Betty Jenkins. 788 00:56:56.079 --> 00:57:00.239 She was just recently released. She's currently in the deportation 789 00:57:00.480 --> 00:57:04.960 process and us up in Canada, so it's super site 790 00:57:05.079 --> 00:57:08.599 excited for you guys. I also want to give congratulations 791 00:57:08.599 --> 00:57:11.679 to two people who are very very special to our organization, 792 00:57:12.519 --> 00:57:15.079 Glenn and Peggy Kneeling. I know you're out there somewhere. 793 00:57:15.079 --> 00:57:18.599 I couldn't see you, but they fought their case and 794 00:57:19.119 --> 00:57:20.800 they just recently got off of probation. 795 00:57:21.000 --> 00:57:22.199 So thank you. 796 00:57:22.280 --> 00:57:27.840 Congratulations to you guys. I want to I want to 797 00:57:27.840 --> 00:57:33.079 say say thank you to Redemption Foundation, Greater Lakes Expungement 798 00:57:33.840 --> 00:57:37.760 and Sons and Daughters United for bringing Randy and I 799 00:57:37.840 --> 00:57:45.119 out here and let me see here. I just want 800 00:57:45.159 --> 00:57:48.360 to introduce you guys for our CEO, Randy Lanier. Randy 801 00:57:48.360 --> 00:57:51.400 has a Netflix movie or a Netflix documentary out you 802 00:57:51.400 --> 00:57:53.119 guys should check out, called. 803 00:57:53.000 --> 00:57:53.639 Need for Weed. 804 00:57:54.400 --> 00:57:58.360 Randy is a race car driver and our CEO who 805 00:57:58.440 --> 00:58:00.519 served twenty seven years of will Life sentence. 806 00:58:02.039 --> 00:58:03.159 Hello greetings. 807 00:58:03.800 --> 00:58:07.239 First of all, thank you all of you for coming 808 00:58:07.239 --> 00:58:09.920 out here and sharing your time with us. And I 809 00:58:09.960 --> 00:58:16.400 want to thank Josie Scusin's from the Great Lakes Expungement Network. 810 00:58:17.280 --> 00:58:21.639 Thank you, Josie. Josie brought us up here. Freedom Go Team. 811 00:58:22.079 --> 00:58:26.360 We've got nationwide prisoners and their families we support. We 812 00:58:26.480 --> 00:58:31.000 support it from people like you that help us support 813 00:58:31.159 --> 00:58:33.679 them by paying for their phone calls. 814 00:58:34.559 --> 00:58:35.800 We have a wish program. 815 00:58:36.000 --> 00:58:40.400 We grant wishes to the prisoners of weed, so please 816 00:58:40.599 --> 00:58:43.920 free to Weed prisoners. I want to also think all 817 00:58:44.000 --> 00:58:47.559 of the people up here holding these signs, a lot 818 00:58:47.559 --> 00:58:50.440 of them have been incarcerated. They've been through the torture 819 00:58:50.480 --> 00:58:53.280 of the federal government or the states that lock us 820 00:58:53.320 --> 00:58:54.000 up for weed. 821 00:58:54.239 --> 00:58:55.360 And look at us now. 822 00:58:55.639 --> 00:58:59.360 John Sinclair, I send you my greatest regards. 823 00:59:00.519 --> 00:59:03.400 But guess what your voice is still being heard. 824 00:59:03.960 --> 00:59:07.800 Share your dreams, because when you share your dreams, you 825 00:59:07.920 --> 00:59:12.239 create just masterpieces of wonderful stuff and the right thing 826 00:59:12.320 --> 00:59:13.000 that's going on. 827 00:59:13.400 --> 00:59:14.159 Free the Weed. 828 00:59:14.719 --> 00:59:17.320 Thank you all for coming here, and Christian, thank you, 829 00:59:17.519 --> 00:59:20.639 thank you, Josie, thank you all for being a part 830 00:59:20.679 --> 00:59:23.679 of this day today. This is my first hash Bash 831 00:59:23.719 --> 00:59:25.239 and I am blown away. 832 00:59:25.679 --> 00:59:26.079 Thank you. 833 00:59:28.079 --> 00:59:31.760 Yeah, guys, Randy came from Florida and I came from 834 00:59:31.840 --> 00:59:34.599 Washington State, and we're so grateful to be in your state. 835 00:59:34.639 --> 00:59:38.199 You guys are amazing. Before we go, I just want 836 00:59:38.239 --> 00:59:41.480 to say, oh yeah, I want to also let you 837 00:59:41.519 --> 00:59:44.679 guys say thanks special thanks for our founder, Stephanie Landa, 838 00:59:45.559 --> 00:59:48.320 who couldn't be here today, but I just want to 839 00:59:48.320 --> 00:59:51.760 thank her for founding Freedom Grow because we have helped 840 00:59:51.800 --> 00:59:54.199 quite a bit of people incarcerated. Right now, we have 841 00:59:54.199 --> 00:59:56.880 about two hundred and sixty people out on our outreach list, 842 00:59:57.119 --> 00:59:59.639 about one hundred and sixty of their children. We also 843 00:59:59.679 --> 01:00:02.639 do all drives for their children. It's very important because 844 01:00:03.000 --> 01:00:06.800 people going incarcerated for cannabis, they have families out there 845 01:00:06.800 --> 01:00:10.199 that are missing their loved ones. Before I go, I 846 01:00:10.199 --> 01:00:12.559 want to have everybody pay attention because this year at 847 01:00:12.599 --> 01:00:15.760 four twenty, there's a United Front coming together at the 848 01:00:15.760 --> 01:00:20.360 White House demanding that they deschedule cannabis for multiple reasons. 849 01:00:20.800 --> 01:00:24.039 Our reason, you guys, free the plant prisoners. That's why 850 01:00:24.039 --> 01:00:28.880 we want to descheduled prisons. We don't want cannabis. I 851 01:00:28.920 --> 01:00:31.480 thought I was falling here. We do not want cannabis 852 01:00:31.519 --> 01:00:36.599 on the scheduled drug risk whatsoever, so we want it descheduled. 853 01:00:37.239 --> 01:00:41.880 So this year for twenty please demand for descheduling. If 854 01:00:41.920 --> 01:00:43.760 you could join us in DC, we would love to 855 01:00:43.800 --> 01:00:46.400 have you. Before I go, I want to say rest 856 01:00:46.400 --> 01:00:49.079 and please to John Saint Clair. I want to say 857 01:00:49.079 --> 01:00:55.239 rest in peace to Gary Shepherd. Gary Shepherd lived in Kentucky. 858 01:00:55.360 --> 01:00:58.840 In fact, his ney Stacey Tye drives a big cannabis 859 01:00:58.840 --> 01:01:01.679 out here in Michigan for a couple of years. And 860 01:01:01.760 --> 01:01:04.639 uncle Gary was shot over twenty times by the federal 861 01:01:04.679 --> 01:01:07.280 government for protecting a couple of cannabis plants as a 862 01:01:07.320 --> 01:01:11.320 medical patient. Yes, this happened about twenty years ago. I 863 01:01:11.360 --> 01:01:14.199 also want to say rest in peace to Eugene Fisher, 864 01:01:14.760 --> 01:01:17.599 who helped get a couple people free, who served twenty 865 01:01:17.599 --> 01:01:20.760 five years of a life sentence, Randy Lanier's co defendant, 866 01:01:20.840 --> 01:01:24.320 Eugene Fisher. He got out and he passed away due 867 01:01:24.360 --> 01:01:27.800 to medical conditions that he got in prison. And of 868 01:01:27.800 --> 01:01:31.320 course rest in peace to my father Richard Floor. 869 01:01:31.400 --> 01:01:33.039 Guys, and let's. 870 01:01:36.000 --> 01:01:39.199 Come by booth fifty nine over here and sign one 871 01:01:39.280 --> 01:01:41.599 of our letters. We got letters asking the president to 872 01:01:41.639 --> 01:01:44.199 free all the cannabis prisoners with all their names on it. 873 01:01:44.239 --> 01:01:45.920 We love you guys, and thank you for listening. 874 01:01:49.599 --> 01:01:50.639 Thank you all. 875 01:01:50.719 --> 01:01:53.440 And by the way, I used to ship weed and 876 01:01:53.519 --> 01:01:56.559 tractor and trailers and my biggest place I was shipping 877 01:01:56.639 --> 01:01:58.400 at too was ann Album Michigan. 878 01:01:58.800 --> 01:02:01.159 It's crazy. I'm here, Yes, thank you. 879 01:02:05.320 --> 01:02:07.880 All right, thank you, thank you. Randy and Christen really 880 01:02:07.920 --> 01:02:12.880 appreciate it. Check out Freedom Grow help them out. Great work, 881 01:02:15.920 --> 01:02:19.679 all right, Thanks Josie for helping to bring these people here. 882 01:02:19.719 --> 01:02:20.559 That was pretty touching. 883 01:02:20.840 --> 01:02:23.360 Okay, so next up, we have a guy who's been 884 01:02:23.400 --> 01:02:27.639 around the block in this event. He's helped out around 885 01:02:27.639 --> 01:02:30.679 the state with many events and educational opportunities for people 886 01:02:30.679 --> 01:02:35.719 to help move the needle forward with cannabis reform. He's 887 01:02:35.760 --> 01:02:38.039 been doing a lot of work lately with Michigan weedsters. 888 01:02:38.199 --> 01:02:41.000 Let's hear it for Ryan bring Old. 889 01:02:43.639 --> 01:02:46.880 Thank you everybody, Thank you, Jamie Lowell, Thank you to 890 01:02:46.960 --> 01:02:48.079 everybody that showed. 891 01:02:47.880 --> 01:02:55.199 Up in Ashpash Happy Hashbash. That's my family out there. 892 01:02:55.400 --> 01:02:56.880 You guys are my people. 893 01:02:57.159 --> 01:03:00.400 I've been coming here for thirty three years straight because 894 01:03:00.440 --> 01:03:03.000 I love you, I love cannabis, and I love my 895 01:03:03.079 --> 01:03:08.280 cannabis family. That's surrounding me. We are here to celebrate. Yes, 896 01:03:08.360 --> 01:03:11.960 this is a celebration. It's a celebration of life, freedom, liberty, 897 01:03:12.400 --> 01:03:18.039 and the right to use and grow cannabis. We worked 898 01:03:18.119 --> 01:03:20.000 very hard for many years and it wasn't me. It 899 01:03:20.079 --> 01:03:25.119 was my forefathers like Chuck Reem, like Adam Brook, like 900 01:03:25.239 --> 01:03:27.920 John Sinclair, like many many others who I don't have 901 01:03:28.000 --> 01:03:30.159 time to talk about. Those are the guys that got 902 01:03:30.239 --> 01:03:32.400 us where we are today. We need to remember them 903 01:03:32.719 --> 01:03:36.280 because they put in hours, years, time after time to 904 01:03:36.360 --> 01:03:39.039 get us where we are. Let's not forget the freedoms 905 01:03:39.239 --> 01:03:42.480 that they fought for. And by not forgetting it means 906 01:03:42.960 --> 01:03:44.679 get your medical card. 907 01:03:44.920 --> 01:03:46.440 Adam Brook explained what he. 908 01:03:46.480 --> 01:03:48.960 Spoke, that's the true power. 909 01:03:49.840 --> 01:03:52.880 Of course, you don't need a medical card, but we 910 01:03:52.920 --> 01:03:54.639 want you to get one because when we go to 911 01:03:54.719 --> 01:03:58.639 Lansing to fight for our rights, your rights, everybody's rights, 912 01:03:58.920 --> 01:04:02.400 those cards may better. That's what the lawmakers see is 913 01:04:02.440 --> 01:04:06.400 how powerful we are as medical card holders. Also, those 914 01:04:06.480 --> 01:04:12.000 cards give you rights that recreational does not. Learn what 915 01:04:12.119 --> 01:04:15.159 those are. Read Section eight. Know that you have extra 916 01:04:15.239 --> 01:04:18.760 freedoms by carrying that med card. If you're eighteen years old, 917 01:04:19.119 --> 01:04:21.519 go get your MED card. Don't wait till you're twenty 918 01:04:21.519 --> 01:04:26.400 one to use use with a MED card. Also, join 919 01:04:26.480 --> 01:04:31.679 the Michigan Weedsters. It's an organization. It's all about Michigan business, 920 01:04:32.239 --> 01:04:37.800 Michigan families, Michigan people, controlling the market. It's our market. 921 01:04:37.840 --> 01:04:40.000 We created it. We need to be the ones in 922 01:04:40.039 --> 01:04:43.800 control of it. Med cards. Join the Michigan Weedsters. Those 923 01:04:43.800 --> 01:04:48.159 are very important things, very simple things, and it shows 924 01:04:48.199 --> 01:04:50.280 that you're all involved and accountable. 925 01:04:50.840 --> 01:04:52.000 We have rights. 926 01:04:52.119 --> 01:04:56.039 Let's save those rights, use them, exercise them. Let's honor 927 01:04:56.079 --> 01:04:59.519 the people that came before me you by doing those 928 01:04:59.559 --> 01:05:04.880 simple things. I want to introduce Amy Carter. Amy Carter's 929 01:05:04.880 --> 01:05:08.400 worked many years in the cannabis industry. She came in 930 01:05:08.519 --> 01:05:12.239 with mental health concerns for autism and people that could 931 01:05:12.280 --> 01:05:15.840 use cannabis for mental health. She is a freedom fighter 932 01:05:15.960 --> 01:05:21.039 like no other, a powerful mother, friend, community member. She 933 01:05:21.280 --> 01:05:25.360 is the president and founder of the Michigan Weeds. There's everybody, 934 01:05:25.360 --> 01:05:28.840 put your hands together right now for Amy Carter. 935 01:05:34.559 --> 01:05:37.960 Thank you everyone, thank you. I am honored to be 936 01:05:38.039 --> 01:05:41.559 speaking here today. I want to start by asking who 937 01:05:41.679 --> 01:05:43.719 here is from the great state of Michigan. 938 01:05:47.559 --> 01:05:49.039 Who's here from out of state? 939 01:05:51.199 --> 01:05:53.440 Okay. 940 01:05:54.199 --> 01:05:57.079 As some of you know, Michigan has unique cannabis laws. 941 01:05:57.880 --> 01:06:01.079 Michigan, in my opinion, has the best of the some 942 01:06:01.280 --> 01:06:05.679 of the best cannabis laws in the country. From John 943 01:06:05.719 --> 01:06:08.719 Sinclair to Rick Thompson and many more, they have fought 944 01:06:08.760 --> 01:06:12.519 to shape the laws that we enjoy today. Since nineteen 945 01:06:12.599 --> 01:06:17.000 sixty three, we've only had eight voter initiative laws pass 946 01:06:17.079 --> 01:06:17.760 in our state. 947 01:06:18.960 --> 01:06:24.800 We need to protect those laws, just like we need 948 01:06:24.840 --> 01:06:26.480 to support Michigan businesses. 949 01:06:26.960 --> 01:06:29.599 Corporations are trying to get rid of mom and pop 950 01:06:29.679 --> 01:06:35.840 Michigan cannabis business Are we gonna let that happen? Are 951 01:06:35.840 --> 01:06:38.239 we gonna let them supply us with the Walmart weed? 952 01:06:40.480 --> 01:06:42.320 Are we gonna let them take our rights to grow 953 01:06:42.360 --> 01:06:47.639 at home away? We're Michiganders, we have grit, we have resilience, 954 01:06:47.679 --> 01:06:51.480 and we are not gonna let our rights go away. 955 01:06:52.159 --> 01:06:55.679 Please join the Michigan Weedsers to protect Michigan businesses, to 956 01:06:55.920 --> 01:06:58.480 protect our rights to grow at home, and protect our 957 01:06:58.519 --> 01:07:02.679 patient and caregiver system. If you would please repeat after me, 958 01:07:03.440 --> 01:07:05.719 we don't need corporate greed. 959 01:07:09.559 --> 01:07:10.519 Let's say it again. 960 01:07:11.039 --> 01:07:13.760 We don't need no corporate greed. 961 01:07:17.639 --> 01:07:18.079 All right? 962 01:07:18.480 --> 01:07:21.760 My name is Jacon Carter and I'm from Flint, Michigan. 963 01:07:24.039 --> 01:07:27.679 I'm up here talking today because I was on Doctor 964 01:07:27.719 --> 01:07:32.880 Phil in twenty fourteen and my mom. 965 01:07:32.599 --> 01:07:33.480 Almost lost me. 966 01:07:34.519 --> 01:07:35.599 I lost myself. 967 01:07:36.119 --> 01:07:38.960 I've been in and out of placements and my whole 968 01:07:39.000 --> 01:07:43.920 life has been an absolute miserable life. It's been a 969 01:07:43.960 --> 01:07:48.519 struggle every single day. And you know, anxiety is a thing. 970 01:07:48.599 --> 01:07:50.320 You know, depression is the thing, and that needs to 971 01:07:50.320 --> 01:07:53.360 be shined on. And the way I see this is 972 01:07:53.880 --> 01:07:57.559 I wouldn't be here and I wouldn't be alive if 973 01:07:57.559 --> 01:08:02.639 I didn't have my cannabis, my medication. And Jaden's Laws 974 01:08:02.840 --> 01:08:07.320 is a law that makes it so kids can have 975 01:08:07.400 --> 01:08:11.920 their medication at school. And I feel like we need 976 01:08:11.960 --> 01:08:14.960 to have that law in place because people like me 977 01:08:15.760 --> 01:08:19.840 need my medication in school. It's not okay to discriminate 978 01:08:19.880 --> 01:08:24.039 against me or anybody else. Everybody else has the same right, 979 01:08:24.359 --> 01:08:27.399 and that's my right to have my medication in school. 980 01:08:28.239 --> 01:08:30.640 If somebody has a siezere like I know people that 981 01:08:30.720 --> 01:08:31.560 have siezures. 982 01:08:32.159 --> 01:08:33.119 If they have a. 983 01:08:33.039 --> 01:08:35.439 Siezer at school and they need their medication, what you're 984 01:08:35.439 --> 01:08:35.800 gonna do? 985 01:08:35.920 --> 01:08:36.520 Let them die. 986 01:08:37.520 --> 01:08:42.600 People's lives matter, My life's matter, everybody's lives matter, right. 987 01:08:43.680 --> 01:08:44.720 I love all y'all. 988 01:08:45.199 --> 01:08:49.640 I just want to say right now, happy hashbad y'all. 989 01:08:55.279 --> 01:08:55.720 Good job. 990 01:08:57.640 --> 01:09:00.079 And next I want to introduce you to one one 991 01:09:00.119 --> 01:09:04.439 of my best friends, Leatricia Manson. She put a lot 992 01:09:04.479 --> 01:09:09.960 of hard work into today. So she's also a Michigan weedster. 993 01:09:12.880 --> 01:09:17.720 Thank you, happy hashbash wooo all right? 994 01:09:17.760 --> 01:09:18.640 Who has one of these? 995 01:09:18.680 --> 01:09:19.159 Put it up? 996 01:09:19.239 --> 01:09:23.239 Who's got one? Have already got one? Who you see this? 997 01:09:23.239 --> 01:09:26.479 This right here is what happens to make the protest happen. 998 01:09:27.319 --> 01:09:29.960 This right here is where the contributors for this event, 999 01:09:30.600 --> 01:09:32.600 when people come together to make sure we can get 1000 01:09:32.640 --> 01:09:36.319 permits and people cleaning up all that good stuff. This 1001 01:09:36.439 --> 01:09:39.520 is a grassroots event that means it's made by the 1002 01:09:39.600 --> 01:09:44.239 people for the people. So I am the producer of 1003 01:09:44.319 --> 01:09:47.720 this publication this year. You can see that it is 1004 01:09:47.840 --> 01:09:50.840 based on time. The reason why we made it that 1005 01:09:50.960 --> 01:09:53.279 way is because we are running out of time with 1006 01:09:53.399 --> 01:09:55.600 the ogs that used to teach us what we need 1007 01:09:55.640 --> 01:09:58.239 to do to move forward. It's time for us to 1008 01:09:58.279 --> 01:10:00.560 pass the baton. It's time to see that there's a 1009 01:10:00.600 --> 01:10:02.960 revolution in the youth right now, and it's important for 1010 01:10:03.039 --> 01:10:04.840 us to pay attention to the past. So we can 1011 01:10:04.880 --> 01:10:08.880 know what we're doing in the future from there. There 1012 01:10:08.920 --> 01:10:11.319 is also a QR code on the front of this book. 1013 01:10:11.920 --> 01:10:14.319 We want to bring some art back into the community. 1014 01:10:14.399 --> 01:10:16.840 We want to bring the culture back. Let's start talking 1015 01:10:16.880 --> 01:10:18.960 about things we can do when we're on hot, when 1016 01:10:18.960 --> 01:10:20.920 we're on weed. Let's start talk about things we like 1017 01:10:20.960 --> 01:10:24.239 to do when we're high, right, all right, So this 1018 01:10:24.319 --> 01:10:26.439 QR code is going to allow you to vote for 1019 01:10:26.560 --> 01:10:29.239 somebody that put one of the ads in this book, 1020 01:10:29.920 --> 01:10:31.720 and then we're gonna give them a special prize. So 1021 01:10:31.800 --> 01:10:34.079 let's make sure we keep that up also too. I 1022 01:10:34.199 --> 01:10:36.600 am one of the co founders from the Michigan Weedsters. 1023 01:10:37.079 --> 01:10:38.960 I am very proud to say that we have been 1024 01:10:39.000 --> 01:10:42.359 able to help supply hundreds and hundreds of patients with 1025 01:10:42.520 --> 01:10:47.960 RSO cancer patients and that came from Vehicle City, Geneson County, 1026 01:10:47.960 --> 01:10:52.119 Capassion Club, Gems and Genetics, Big Cloud and so many 1027 01:10:52.239 --> 01:10:55.159 other different dispensaries and caregivers in the state that's been 1028 01:10:55.159 --> 01:10:58.199 able to help us make people more comfortable they're in 1029 01:10:58.239 --> 01:11:02.199 their transitions. So all I wanted to say is thank 1030 01:11:02.239 --> 01:11:04.239 you for coming out. I want to say thank you 1031 01:11:04.319 --> 01:11:08.760 to hold on a second doop there's a few of. 1032 01:11:08.720 --> 01:11:12.439 Them, Nature's Remedy. 1033 01:11:12.520 --> 01:11:14.239 If you got a bag, you're gonna see there might 1034 01:11:14.319 --> 01:11:17.680 also be a golden ticket in there from Tree Street Packaging. 1035 01:11:18.399 --> 01:11:20.640 So I don't know if anybody got the golden ticket, 1036 01:11:22.159 --> 01:11:24.399 come up here and see us. We'd like to give 1037 01:11:24.399 --> 01:11:28.199 you a hugger, maybe take a picture with you. Bloom City, 1038 01:11:28.279 --> 01:11:32.600 Misty Mountain, Lisif Tree Street, Triple Phoenix, Hot Cat. If 1039 01:11:32.640 --> 01:11:34.560 you guys got out of those hot cats, got free 1040 01:11:34.600 --> 01:11:38.479 French fries, like twenty five hundred coupons of French fries 1041 01:11:38.560 --> 01:11:39.399 came out to you guys. 1042 01:11:39.960 --> 01:11:41.319 But also we got. 1043 01:11:41.079 --> 01:11:45.439 Old school hash Met's Cafe, time Wise Cannabis Life, Wildness, 1044 01:11:45.680 --> 01:11:51.279 Harm Reduction Michigan Windwood Organics, Cannabis Consuls, Son and Daughters, Apothecare, 1045 01:11:52.000 --> 01:11:56.720 Rue Law Expungement, excuse me, Glenn Asa green Sam, Thank 1046 01:11:56.760 --> 01:11:59.439 you Green Sam too for your third year at the 1047 01:11:59.520 --> 01:12:06.159 opat Michigan Psychedelic Society World three Judges, Mike Bros. Michigan Weedzeters. 1048 01:12:06.279 --> 01:12:10.800 I am see here, Freedom Grow, Michigan Liberation more than 1049 01:12:10.880 --> 01:12:15.439 hope to leander a flash flipping. So thank you very 1050 01:12:15.479 --> 01:12:17.920 much to all of you who got involved. We would 1051 01:12:17.960 --> 01:12:20.159 love to have you guys, get involved the art contest 1052 01:12:20.279 --> 01:12:22.520 next year. We want this to be full of your art. 1053 01:12:22.960 --> 01:12:24.840 We want to be able to display this to everybody 1054 01:12:24.840 --> 01:12:27.399 in the world. So this is where our history is 1055 01:12:27.439 --> 01:12:29.359 going to be too. You're gonna see all the different 1056 01:12:29.399 --> 01:12:31.920 people that have helped us in the past, and we 1057 01:12:31.960 --> 01:12:34.680 want you to learn this. This is the real history, 1058 01:12:35.159 --> 01:12:38.199 This is what we wrote. Thank you very much, Haty 1059 01:12:38.199 --> 01:12:45.199 Pash Pash, thank you very much. Just Cannon hold on 1060 01:12:45.239 --> 01:12:49.279 a second. It's a little nervous, okay. I would like 1061 01:12:49.319 --> 01:12:52.520 to introduce you to Katie Langrean. She is the co 1062 01:12:52.600 --> 01:12:55.439 founder for Grahamstime green Stem has been a huge, huge 1063 01:12:55.439 --> 01:12:56.600 contributor to Hashpash. 1064 01:12:56.680 --> 01:13:02.279 Thank you so much, Jady, Hi everybody. 1065 01:13:02.399 --> 01:13:03.880 My name is Katie Lynch Lndgren. 1066 01:13:04.039 --> 01:13:08.239 I am from Niles, Michigan, over near the other side 1067 01:13:08.359 --> 01:13:11.680 of the state. I am the daughter of George Lynch, 1068 01:13:11.760 --> 01:13:15.680 who is an avid consumer and someone that I absolutely 1069 01:13:15.720 --> 01:13:17.920 adore and look up to. He is a co founder. 1070 01:13:17.960 --> 01:13:21.439 We are family business. We are a family business in Niles. 1071 01:13:21.479 --> 01:13:24.760 Like I said, we have Greenstein the provisioning center, we screen, 1072 01:13:24.880 --> 01:13:27.199 We do everything that we can in order to be 1073 01:13:27.239 --> 01:13:29.279 able to give back. We have been a constant supporter 1074 01:13:29.359 --> 01:13:32.119 of the Redemption Foundation, which I proudly now sit on 1075 01:13:32.159 --> 01:13:35.159 the board of we AM, and the supporter of Glenn 1076 01:13:35.279 --> 01:13:37.840 the Great Lakes Expungement Network, and a big supporter of 1077 01:13:37.880 --> 01:13:40.239 Josie Skagan and all of her efforts with the Sons 1078 01:13:40.239 --> 01:13:42.920 and Daughters United. I just have a few things that 1079 01:13:43.000 --> 01:13:45.199 I would like to share with you, But aside from 1080 01:13:45.239 --> 01:13:48.960 the buzzwords that are always big and always about family business, 1081 01:13:49.399 --> 01:13:52.640 we gather here today amongst the hayes of this celebration 1082 01:13:52.960 --> 01:13:55.960 and camaraderie, and let's take a minute to remember why 1083 01:13:56.000 --> 01:13:59.439 we're here. The history of hashbash and the fight for 1084 01:13:59.560 --> 01:14:03.800 legalizeation in Michigan isn't just a footnote in the history books, 1085 01:14:03.840 --> 01:14:06.920 but it's a foundation upon which our freedoms are built. 1086 01:14:07.439 --> 01:14:10.399 We owe a debt of gratitude to the trailblazers who 1087 01:14:10.479 --> 01:14:14.000 dared to challenge the status quo, who risked everything to 1088 01:14:14.039 --> 01:14:17.439 push for change. Too many have suffered, and too many 1089 01:14:17.439 --> 01:14:21.079 have paid the ultimate price, lost to cancers, illnesses, or 1090 01:14:21.159 --> 01:14:25.199 languishing behind bars for crimes that history has deemed unjust. 1091 01:14:25.880 --> 01:14:28.960 But their sacrifices were not in vain. They paved the 1092 01:14:29.000 --> 01:14:31.079 way for us and they let the path towards the 1093 01:14:31.119 --> 01:14:35.840 future where cannabis isn't decriminal or isn't demonized, but celebrated, 1094 01:14:37.079 --> 01:14:40.039 and it's us up to us to honor their legacy 1095 01:14:40.279 --> 01:14:43.079 by ensuring that the industry that they fought for remains 1096 01:14:43.119 --> 01:14:46.600 true to its roots. My comrades in the clouds, let's 1097 01:14:46.680 --> 01:14:50.279 not forget that this fight wasn't about corporate interests or 1098 01:14:50.319 --> 01:14:56.000 profit margins. It was about empowerment, about reclaiming our rights, 1099 01:14:56.039 --> 01:14:59.399 and about ensuring that everyone has access to the healing 1100 01:14:59.479 --> 01:15:03.039 powers of this plant. That's why, as we move forward, 1101 01:15:03.079 --> 01:15:05.840 we must remain vigilant in protecting the spirit of this 1102 01:15:05.960 --> 01:15:09.920 movement from being co opted by big business and monopolies. 1103 01:15:10.920 --> 01:15:12.560 So, my fellow cannabis and. 1104 01:15:12.640 --> 01:15:17.039 In cannabis enthusiasts, as we continue to march forward, let's 1105 01:15:17.039 --> 01:15:20.039 carry with us the spirit of those that came before us. 1106 01:15:20.680 --> 01:15:23.800 Let's be mindful of the sacrifices that were made, and 1107 01:15:23.880 --> 01:15:26.560 let's ensure that the industry that we fought so hard 1108 01:15:26.560 --> 01:15:29.800 to build remains true to its roots. I'm proud to 1109 01:15:29.840 --> 01:15:33.159 stand here today to use my voice and to influence 1110 01:15:33.239 --> 01:15:36.079 and be a steward of our industry, and I invite 1111 01:15:36.079 --> 01:15:37.760 each and every one of you to join me in 1112 01:15:37.760 --> 01:15:42.520 this journey together. Let's celebrate our victories, Let's honor our past. 1113 01:15:43.000 --> 01:15:46.079 Let's blaze a trail forward in a future where cannabis 1114 01:15:46.119 --> 01:15:46.680 is not just. 1115 01:15:46.760 --> 01:15:48.800 Legal, but truly liberated. 1116 01:15:49.439 --> 01:15:53.680 Let's continue this conversation find me on Instagram. Let's keep 1117 01:15:53.680 --> 01:15:57.359 fighting for a future where cannabis is celebrated and not criminalized. 1118 01:15:57.920 --> 01:16:07.600 Thank you, and let's keep the spirit of hash burning bright. 1119 01:16:10.039 --> 01:16:15.319 Hello, happy hashbash. I am excited to get to introduce 1120 01:16:15.359 --> 01:16:17.359 one of my dear friends. You may know him as 1121 01:16:17.439 --> 01:16:21.319 Comrade Counselman on Twitter. Counselman Goodman has come down from 1122 01:16:21.359 --> 01:16:25.399 Pontiac with us today. Mikail is notorious for speaking his 1123 01:16:25.479 --> 01:16:27.640 mind and holding people's feet to the fire. So he 1124 01:16:27.720 --> 01:16:30.199 is an ally of friend and I'm thankful. Please give 1125 01:16:30.199 --> 01:16:33.119 your hands up for Mikhaile Goodman, Comrade Counselman. 1126 01:16:37.800 --> 01:16:41.199 Hello everyone, Hey, we can do a little bit better 1127 01:16:41.199 --> 01:16:41.399 than that. 1128 01:16:41.680 --> 01:16:49.039 Hello everyone, So before I say anything, I take it 1129 01:16:48.840 --> 01:16:51.720 it is just fair and respectful that we take a 1130 01:16:51.720 --> 01:16:54.760 moment of silence for everyone in this movement who has 1131 01:16:54.800 --> 01:16:58.520 come before. For me, especially is my best friend. Some 1132 01:16:58.640 --> 01:17:01.680 of you may know her. Her name was Aa Abbas. 1133 01:17:01.800 --> 01:17:04.600 She was very involved in the space. She is the 1134 01:17:04.720 --> 01:17:07.079 entire reason why I am in politics the way that 1135 01:17:07.159 --> 01:17:08.800 I am to this day. 1136 01:17:09.159 --> 01:17:10.960 So if we can't just take a quick moment. 1137 01:17:10.760 --> 01:17:24.800 Of silence for one of my closest friends. So this 1138 01:17:24.960 --> 01:17:28.319 is my second year speaking at Hashbash. I do it 1139 01:17:28.359 --> 01:17:30.760 in honor of my friend every well now for the 1140 01:17:30.800 --> 01:17:34.239 second year, hopefully I'll be invited to more. And it 1141 01:17:34.279 --> 01:17:39.680 is because activism is so extremely important to this space 1142 01:17:40.119 --> 01:17:43.159 and everything that we do. We have not a arrived 1143 01:17:43.239 --> 01:17:45.600 at the point to be able to have a college 1144 01:17:45.600 --> 01:17:50.000 campus diag full of fucking stoners just by sitting on 1145 01:17:50.039 --> 01:17:53.119 our hands. We got here by working hard, by doing 1146 01:17:53.159 --> 01:17:56.359 the acts, and by fighting tooth and nail for people 1147 01:17:56.560 --> 01:17:58.560 like us, but also for the people who are near 1148 01:17:58.640 --> 01:18:03.359 and dear to us. So, you know, I think it's 1149 01:18:03.359 --> 01:18:04.960 a little important to go over why they called me 1150 01:18:05.000 --> 01:18:08.439 the comrade councilman. As my friend said, I am on 1151 01:18:08.520 --> 01:18:12.279 city councilor in Pontiac. I am an active stoner. I've 1152 01:18:12.279 --> 01:18:14.319 been smoking probably since before it was legal for me 1153 01:18:14.399 --> 01:18:16.840 to do so, but I've been definitely smoking since it's 1154 01:18:16.840 --> 01:18:20.199 been legal for me to do so. And my friends, 1155 01:18:20.319 --> 01:18:22.680 how have fought very hard for all of us to 1156 01:18:22.680 --> 01:18:26.920 be able to do that. Now it's really hard to 1157 01:18:26.920 --> 01:18:30.039 talk about weed because it irritates me that I have 1158 01:18:30.159 --> 01:18:33.239 to drive fifteen minutes every single time that I need 1159 01:18:33.279 --> 01:18:36.359 to buy some more weed because the corporate greed is 1160 01:18:36.439 --> 01:18:40.239 keeping the weed out of my city. We have the 1161 01:18:40.640 --> 01:18:44.239 big industries who we all know, who have one thousand 1162 01:18:44.279 --> 01:18:48.359 and one dispensaries and are pushing out every single black 1163 01:18:48.399 --> 01:18:51.560 and brown and poor person the city of Pontiac who 1164 01:18:51.720 --> 01:18:55.119 is a victim of the war on drugs. The city 1165 01:18:55.119 --> 01:18:57.880 of Pontiac, like the city of Flint, like the city 1166 01:18:57.880 --> 01:18:59.880 of Inkster, Detroit, is a. 1167 01:19:00.319 --> 01:19:02.960 War ground for the war on. 1168 01:19:02.920 --> 01:19:05.359 Drugs that has hurt so many of our community. 1169 01:19:06.119 --> 01:19:10.439 And unfortunately, we have the people who have found a 1170 01:19:10.439 --> 01:19:14.520 way to privatize and profit off of what is medicine 1171 01:19:14.560 --> 01:19:19.439 for so many people. But there is a light at 1172 01:19:19.479 --> 01:19:22.279 the end of the tunnel because despite all the fighting 1173 01:19:22.359 --> 01:19:25.520 back and all the bullshit that comes from the corporate 1174 01:19:25.560 --> 01:19:30.039 benefactors who want to pocket all of the money for 1175 01:19:30.119 --> 01:19:34.720 themselves to hide what is a miracle plant for so 1176 01:19:34.840 --> 01:19:41.760 many people. Behind this paywall, we have so many things 1177 01:19:41.800 --> 01:19:45.520 that are happening. We have people like Jaden. We have 1178 01:19:45.640 --> 01:19:47.920 Jaden's a lot that's happening. We have communities that are 1179 01:19:47.920 --> 01:19:51.159 actually standing up to make sure that when weed comes 1180 01:19:51.199 --> 01:19:56.439 to our cities, that our communities actually benefit from it happening. 1181 01:19:56.800 --> 01:20:00.640 Not just the white people unfortunately who have money, who 1182 01:20:00.720 --> 01:20:03.680 have their connections to out of state people who have 1183 01:20:03.880 --> 01:20:08.159 access to millions upon millions of dollars, and politicians in 1184 01:20:08.199 --> 01:20:11.920 their back pocket. On this side, we have politicians like 1185 01:20:12.000 --> 01:20:13.840 me and a couple may who may come after me 1186 01:20:14.399 --> 01:20:17.640 in the Speaker's list, who is fighting hard to make 1187 01:20:17.720 --> 01:20:22.159 sure that when shit happens, it's happening for us. It 1188 01:20:22.239 --> 01:20:24.800 is happening for the people in this crowd, not for 1189 01:20:24.840 --> 01:20:27.680 the people who sit in back rooms and have their 1190 01:20:27.720 --> 01:20:31.279 fucking check books and their playbooks for how they can 1191 01:20:31.319 --> 01:20:34.600 screw us over. This crowd is so amazing because we 1192 01:20:34.680 --> 01:20:39.880 have people who look like the average everyday person. Because 1193 01:20:40.720 --> 01:20:42.760 let me just ask a question. If you are in 1194 01:20:42.840 --> 01:20:47.800 this crowd and you smoke weed, raise your hand. These 1195 01:20:47.800 --> 01:20:50.520 are people who you see every single day. These are 1196 01:20:50.560 --> 01:20:54.039 people who you see at the grocery store as your 1197 01:20:54.079 --> 01:20:57.000 doctors off is taking your blood. The people who are 1198 01:20:57.079 --> 01:21:00.600 teaching your kids, the people who are doing the real 1199 01:21:00.720 --> 01:21:03.840 hard work at building up society because I'm gonna be 1200 01:21:03.840 --> 01:21:06.000 honest with you, some of y'all would not make it 1201 01:21:06.000 --> 01:21:08.039 to the day if someone else did not smoke weed. 1202 01:21:09.960 --> 01:21:11.840 I know that I wouldn't make it through some city. 1203 01:21:11.600 --> 01:21:14.600 Council meetings sometimes if I did not smoke weed before. 1204 01:21:15.920 --> 01:21:17.680 So I stand up here to. 1205 01:21:17.600 --> 01:21:23.840 Say one, free the weed, keep fighting hard to make 1206 01:21:23.880 --> 01:21:27.680 sure that shit happens not for the people with money, 1207 01:21:28.439 --> 01:21:34.359 but for us, not them us. So with that, I 1208 01:21:34.439 --> 01:21:37.279 have no clue who is coming up next, but I 1209 01:21:37.319 --> 01:21:39.800 do want to say thank you so much for all 1210 01:21:39.800 --> 01:21:42.399 of you coming out here to hash Bash, showing the 1211 01:21:42.439 --> 01:21:45.159 support for the people and the movement that has been 1212 01:21:45.199 --> 01:21:48.760 able to make this happen and will continue to make 1213 01:21:48.800 --> 01:21:53.399 shit happen because we cannot stop. And I know, good 1214 01:21:53.399 --> 01:21:56.359 and damn well, ain't none of us back here or 1215 01:21:56.399 --> 01:22:00.399 in this crowd gonna stop. So with that, I want 1216 01:22:00.399 --> 01:22:05.319 to say thank you, Happy hash Bash and free the weed. 1217 01:22:07.319 --> 01:22:10.840 Thanks cool, all right, councilman, goodman, thank you very much. 1218 01:22:13.039 --> 01:22:13.359 Okay. 1219 01:22:13.359 --> 01:22:19.399 Coming up next to is an educator of ntheogens, a therapist, 1220 01:22:20.920 --> 01:22:24.399 one of the founders of Anthiofests, which typically takes place 1221 01:22:24.479 --> 01:22:27.800 right here in September and the head of the Michigan 1222 01:22:27.880 --> 01:22:29.319 Psychedelic Society. 1223 01:22:29.439 --> 01:22:35.239 Please welcome Julie Barron. Thank you so much. 1224 01:22:36.840 --> 01:22:39.720 Hi everybody. It is such an honor to be with 1225 01:22:39.800 --> 01:22:43.159 you all here today. My first Hashbash was nineteen eighty seven. 1226 01:22:43.520 --> 01:22:46.760 I was fifteen years old. I went to school here. 1227 01:22:47.720 --> 01:22:51.000 This has always been a really important day and a 1228 01:22:51.039 --> 01:22:52.439 really important movement. 1229 01:22:52.119 --> 01:22:52.880 In my life. 1230 01:22:54.000 --> 01:22:57.720 In twenty twenty, we were the third city in the 1231 01:22:57.880 --> 01:23:02.000 nation to decriminalize psilosicide I been and other entheogenic plants 1232 01:23:02.000 --> 01:23:05.680 here in ann Arbor. It was a big move and 1233 01:23:06.720 --> 01:23:10.800 we keep this the plant Power to the People movement 1234 01:23:11.159 --> 01:23:16.640 moving right. So cannabis was our our first movement in 1235 01:23:16.720 --> 01:23:20.039 that way, and this movement is not over. The cannabis 1236 01:23:20.079 --> 01:23:22.359 movement clearly is not over, as you can hear from 1237 01:23:22.359 --> 01:23:25.119 all the speakers today. But we have to keep the 1238 01:23:25.159 --> 01:23:30.119 work going, and we've started to include other plant allies. 1239 01:23:31.439 --> 01:23:34.359 And I want to really, you know, talk about this 1240 01:23:34.399 --> 01:23:39.640 is This is not a necessarily a war on the substances. 1241 01:23:39.920 --> 01:23:40.880 That's not what this is. 1242 01:23:40.920 --> 01:23:44.560 This is a war on liberation. And I don't want 1243 01:23:44.640 --> 01:23:47.720 us to get caught up. Actually that's not true. Enjoy 1244 01:23:47.840 --> 01:23:50.960 all the substances. Enjoy the heck out of them, use them, 1245 01:23:51.479 --> 01:23:53.800 use them for you know, personal work, use them for 1246 01:23:53.840 --> 01:23:58.239 spiritual work, use them for fun. But don't get caught 1247 01:23:58.319 --> 01:24:02.720 up in that. This is a movement about liberation, right, 1248 01:24:02.840 --> 01:24:05.920 This is a movement about a liberation, So don't get distracted. 1249 01:24:06.479 --> 01:24:07.239 Keep focus. 1250 01:24:07.640 --> 01:24:10.960 Enjoy the medicine, use the medicine, but then put that 1251 01:24:11.199 --> 01:24:16.720 energy towards empowerment of all of the people here and 1252 01:24:16.840 --> 01:24:18.560 all of the people who are not here, and all 1253 01:24:18.600 --> 01:24:21.800 the people who've worked before us to get here to 1254 01:24:21.920 --> 01:24:24.640 this point now, and those that will continue to work 1255 01:24:24.680 --> 01:24:30.159 into the future. This psychedelic movement is about building community. 1256 01:24:31.680 --> 01:24:37.560 It's about getting people together. It is a community movement, 1257 01:24:37.640 --> 01:24:40.920 so it literally requires each one of us to do 1258 01:24:41.000 --> 01:24:45.239 our part. Please contact Michigan Psychedelic Society if you'd like 1259 01:24:45.359 --> 01:24:49.119 to move this work forward and work towards our collective liberation. 1260 01:24:49.600 --> 01:24:52.880 I hope to hear from all of you, Michigan Psychedelic Society. 1261 01:24:53.239 --> 01:24:54.079 Thank you so much. 1262 01:24:57.680 --> 01:25:03.640 Hey Julie, Oh, where'd you find him? 1263 01:25:03.760 --> 01:25:04.119 Roughly? 1264 01:25:04.640 --> 01:25:07.880 I got car keys in my hand, found roughly that way. 1265 01:25:08.039 --> 01:25:11.479 I'm gonna put them in Jamie's capable hands. They are 1266 01:25:11.600 --> 01:25:17.560 up here with a gold kind key lanyard. Uh with that, 1267 01:25:17.960 --> 01:25:20.680 I'm looky. Yes, I get to introduce another good friend 1268 01:25:20.680 --> 01:25:23.359 of mine, our state Senator, Senator jeff Erwin. 1269 01:25:23.720 --> 01:25:24.319 He is no. 1270 01:25:24.319 --> 01:25:26.960 Stranger to this community, been fighting for us a long 1271 01:25:27.039 --> 01:25:30.199 time in Lansing. Very happy to always have him in 1272 01:25:30.239 --> 01:25:33.039 our corner, our State Senator jeff Erwin. 1273 01:25:34.680 --> 01:25:38.199 Okay, all right, thank you, Leah, thank you. Hashbash twenty 1274 01:25:38.239 --> 01:25:40.439 twenty four. Is this a beautiful day. 1275 01:25:40.279 --> 01:25:41.159 At ann Arbor or what? 1276 01:25:42.560 --> 01:25:46.560 Absolutely, it's a beautiful day to celebrate what we've done 1277 01:25:46.560 --> 01:25:49.920 here in Michigan, where we have the best cannabis reform 1278 01:25:50.079 --> 01:25:53.479 law on the entire country. Michigan is doing it right 1279 01:25:53.800 --> 01:25:55.760 and we need you to stay engaged so we can 1280 01:25:55.840 --> 01:25:59.359 keep doing it better and better. It's a beautiful day, 1281 01:26:00.159 --> 01:26:03.439 a beautiful cannabis legalization law here in Michigan. And I 1282 01:26:03.479 --> 01:26:06.159 am always honored to be with you here on hashbash 1283 01:26:06.199 --> 01:26:07.119 to do a couple of things. 1284 01:26:07.119 --> 01:26:10.000 One to welcome you to this beautiful city. 1285 01:26:10.960 --> 01:26:14.319 Ann Arbor here on the University of Michigan campus has 1286 01:26:14.359 --> 01:26:17.920 been the epicenter of cannabis activism here in America for 1287 01:26:17.960 --> 01:26:21.680 over forty years. All right, yes, and thank you for 1288 01:26:21.760 --> 01:26:25.600 being here again to celebrate our path to progress, to 1289 01:26:25.760 --> 01:26:28.520 celebrate the great law. We have to celebrate the idea 1290 01:26:28.800 --> 01:26:31.399 that nobody should be put in jail for using a 1291 01:26:31.439 --> 01:26:32.600 plant like cannabis. 1292 01:26:36.600 --> 01:26:38.920 All right, So thank you for being with us here today. 1293 01:26:39.039 --> 01:26:41.359 Thank you for celebrating the great weather, thank you for 1294 01:26:41.439 --> 01:26:45.039 celebrating the cannabis plant. And the second thing I'm here 1295 01:26:45.079 --> 01:26:49.159 to do is to remind you of your responsibilities to 1296 01:26:49.279 --> 01:26:53.840 each other, to this movement and to cannabis. What I 1297 01:26:53.920 --> 01:26:55.880 want to ask you to do is I want to 1298 01:26:55.920 --> 01:26:58.239 ask you to get active politically. 1299 01:26:58.600 --> 01:27:00.560 I want you to vote right. 1300 01:27:00.600 --> 01:27:03.000 I want you to vote this fall and this fall 1301 01:27:03.039 --> 01:27:06.319 when Michigan becomes the epicenter of a national political campaign, 1302 01:27:06.520 --> 01:27:08.760 I want you to raise your voices and ask every 1303 01:27:08.760 --> 01:27:11.600 one of those politicians, what do you think about cannabis? 1304 01:27:11.720 --> 01:27:13.199 Do you think people should be put in jail for 1305 01:27:13.239 --> 01:27:14.079 you un in the cannabis. 1306 01:27:15.039 --> 01:27:18.159 No, there's one right answer, and these politicians are only 1307 01:27:18.199 --> 01:27:19.079 gonna get to the right. 1308 01:27:18.960 --> 01:27:20.720 Answer if you ask them. 1309 01:27:21.359 --> 01:27:23.439 When these federal candidates come through, I want you to 1310 01:27:23.479 --> 01:27:26.840 ask them, what are we gonna do about descheduling cannabis 1311 01:27:26.840 --> 01:27:30.520 at the federal level. Let's make sure that Michigan leads 1312 01:27:30.560 --> 01:27:32.399 the way so that nobody has to go to jail 1313 01:27:32.439 --> 01:27:38.880 for using cannabis. So these when these national politicians and 1314 01:27:38.920 --> 01:27:41.319 when these local and state politicians come and ask you 1315 01:27:41.359 --> 01:27:43.079 for your vote, are you gonna ask them what they 1316 01:27:43.119 --> 01:27:44.399 think about cannabis laws? 1317 01:27:45.920 --> 01:27:47.520 All right? And I want you to. I want you 1318 01:27:47.560 --> 01:27:48.560 to take it a step further. 1319 01:27:49.479 --> 01:27:51.680 I'm here today as a state senator here in the 1320 01:27:51.720 --> 01:27:54.920 fifteenth district, dressed up like a state senator because I 1321 01:27:54.960 --> 01:27:56.800 want you to know that there are people like you 1322 01:27:57.239 --> 01:27:59.239 walking around in your town every day that you need 1323 01:27:59.279 --> 01:28:01.880 to build a relationship with. You need to know your 1324 01:28:01.920 --> 01:28:04.560 city council people. You need to know your sheriff and 1325 01:28:04.600 --> 01:28:07.199 your prosecutor. You need to know who your mayor is. 1326 01:28:07.640 --> 01:28:10.000 You need to ask them questions when they're running for office, 1327 01:28:10.079 --> 01:28:12.439 like do you think that we should be allowed to 1328 01:28:12.479 --> 01:28:14.760 have cannabis stores in our city just like we have 1329 01:28:14.840 --> 01:28:17.119 liquor stores, just like we have coffee shops, just like 1330 01:28:17.159 --> 01:28:20.840 we have grocery stores. If you're not asking them those questions, 1331 01:28:22.079 --> 01:28:23.760 then they're not going to get to the right answer. 1332 01:28:24.039 --> 01:28:26.119 So I want to ask you to build that relationship. 1333 01:28:26.159 --> 01:28:28.520 It starts with voting, but you need to raise your 1334 01:28:28.600 --> 01:28:32.039 voice and get to know these politicians. We work for you, 1335 01:28:33.159 --> 01:28:39.039 We work for you. Your elected officials are answerable to you. 1336 01:28:39.880 --> 01:28:43.359 And this year, in November and in August, in the primaries, 1337 01:28:43.399 --> 01:28:46.880 you have a unique opportunity to take what you care about, 1338 01:28:47.119 --> 01:28:49.760 to take what brought you out here today, to celebrate 1339 01:28:49.800 --> 01:28:52.520 cannabis and cannabis legalization, and to take that to these 1340 01:28:52.560 --> 01:28:56.000 elected officials and to make sure that they answer the 1341 01:28:56.079 --> 01:29:00.439 question do you support cannabis legalization? Do you think that 1342 01:29:00.439 --> 01:29:03.560 we should allow cannabis trade in our community? Do you 1343 01:29:03.600 --> 01:29:06.439 think anyone should go to jail for using a plant? 1344 01:29:07.319 --> 01:29:09.000 So I want to thank you for doing that work. 1345 01:29:09.039 --> 01:29:10.439 I want to thank you for being here in this 1346 01:29:10.479 --> 01:29:16.520 beautiful city to join in this long running protest that 1347 01:29:16.600 --> 01:29:19.039 now has turned into a celebration of the great laws 1348 01:29:19.039 --> 01:29:21.239 that we have here today. And I also want to 1349 01:29:21.279 --> 01:29:23.880 ask you to take the next step and help some 1350 01:29:23.960 --> 01:29:26.359 of us who are trying to end this war on 1351 01:29:26.479 --> 01:29:32.399 drugs completely. The war on drugs is a war against 1352 01:29:32.399 --> 01:29:37.560 our people. People need support, people need community. They don't 1353 01:29:37.560 --> 01:29:40.359 need more badges and guns and handcuffs. 1354 01:29:40.560 --> 01:29:41.760 So let's work together. 1355 01:29:42.039 --> 01:29:44.960 Let's make sure we continue to celebrate and protect this law, 1356 01:29:45.279 --> 01:29:48.399 protect home grow, protect against some of the attacks and 1357 01:29:48.520 --> 01:29:51.399 lancing to raise your taxes. Make sure that we stand 1358 01:29:51.479 --> 01:29:54.880 up for local access. And then together, let's take the 1359 01:29:54.960 --> 01:29:58.119 next step. Let's make sure we legalize ntheogens. Let's make 1360 01:29:58.119 --> 01:30:01.560 sure we criminalize drugs and make sure that this horrible war, 1361 01:30:02.079 --> 01:30:05.720 this war on drugs against our people is ended. Thank 1362 01:30:05.760 --> 01:30:07.960 you so much for being here. Thank you all for 1363 01:30:08.000 --> 01:30:10.520 all the activism that you've done. Thanks for being here 1364 01:30:10.520 --> 01:30:12.840 in this beautiful town. Make sure you tip your button 1365 01:30:12.880 --> 01:30:16.039 tender and your waiter and enjoy this great town. 1366 01:30:16.720 --> 01:30:19.279 We're happy to have you. Thank you. 1367 01:30:19.399 --> 01:30:21.880 Yeah, I appreciate it, all right, Senator Irwin. 1368 01:30:21.960 --> 01:30:27.159 Everybody remember at John's eightieth birthday party in Flint, Senator 1369 01:30:27.159 --> 01:30:31.800 Irwin showed up with a commemoration signed by other lawmakers, 1370 01:30:31.840 --> 01:30:35.520 the governor, a lot of people to pay tribute to 1371 01:30:35.600 --> 01:30:39.319 Johnson clear for his contribution to civil rights and culture. 1372 01:30:39.359 --> 01:30:41.520 And that was really cool. And of course he's been 1373 01:30:41.520 --> 01:30:43.279 in Ali for many years. Let's hear it again for 1374 01:30:43.479 --> 01:30:45.399 Senator Jeff Irwin, please. 1375 01:30:47.439 --> 01:30:51.279 And some announcements. There are some keys here GMC keys. 1376 01:30:53.600 --> 01:30:56.760 With the fob please let me know. And for sure, 1377 01:30:57.800 --> 01:31:05.079 Brandon Martinez, please come see me. I have your wallet, 1378 01:31:05.760 --> 01:31:09.920 so and if anybody finds that ring, let me know. 1379 01:31:10.000 --> 01:31:14.760 These things happen at these events. So coming up, we 1380 01:31:14.800 --> 01:31:19.079 have a speaker who's a passionate medical cannabis advocate who's 1381 01:31:19.119 --> 01:31:22.600 done some good organizing this year to help try to 1382 01:31:22.600 --> 01:31:25.119 affect some policy change and make it easier for people 1383 01:31:25.159 --> 01:31:27.199 to have access. And one of the things we'd like 1384 01:31:27.239 --> 01:31:29.640 to do with hashbash is recognize people who are doing 1385 01:31:29.399 --> 01:31:31.840 some work in the air and offer up this. 1386 01:31:31.840 --> 01:31:33.600 Forum to let people know what's going on. 1387 01:31:34.439 --> 01:31:37.359 And so it's a pleasure to introduce to you for 1388 01:31:37.399 --> 01:31:42.600 the first time in Hashbash Summer Sky. 1389 01:31:43.359 --> 01:31:44.039 Do you want to hold on? 1390 01:31:46.359 --> 01:31:46.680 All right? 1391 01:31:46.720 --> 01:31:46.920 Thanks? 1392 01:31:50.079 --> 01:31:53.119 All right, thank you so much for having me, Jamie Lowell, 1393 01:31:53.239 --> 01:31:55.800 thank you for inviting me here. And before I speak, 1394 01:31:55.880 --> 01:31:58.920 I just want to say rest in peace to Johnson Claire, 1395 01:31:59.039 --> 01:32:02.279 Rest and peace direct, Rest in peace to every single 1396 01:32:02.319 --> 01:32:05.279 person who has been negatively impacted by the War on drugs, 1397 01:32:06.359 --> 01:32:09.520 People that suffered from various different medical conditions that could 1398 01:32:09.520 --> 01:32:12.600 have been treated by cannabis, people that unfortunately had to 1399 01:32:12.640 --> 01:32:17.199 spend their entire lives incarcerated. It's an incredibly sad situation 1400 01:32:17.399 --> 01:32:19.319 and it just simply should not be happening. 1401 01:32:21.960 --> 01:32:24.079 And so my name is Summer Sky. 1402 01:32:25.439 --> 01:32:28.560 And I have been incredibly passionate about medical cannabis since 1403 01:32:28.600 --> 01:32:29.640 I was sixteen years old. 1404 01:32:30.479 --> 01:32:31.960 A little bit of background about me. 1405 01:32:33.359 --> 01:32:36.680 I immediately went into the cannabis industry after I graduated 1406 01:32:36.680 --> 01:32:37.920 from Central at. 1407 01:32:37.840 --> 01:32:39.880 The age of twenty one. 1408 01:32:40.520 --> 01:32:43.159 There's truly no need for me to really discuss anything 1409 01:32:43.199 --> 01:32:47.039 else that I've done professionally. Today is the fifty third 1410 01:32:47.399 --> 01:32:50.920 hashbas celebration, and you know, it's about the journey and 1411 01:32:50.960 --> 01:32:54.960 the fight for being able to use cannabis medicinally and recreationally. 1412 01:32:55.560 --> 01:32:58.680 In fact, just being able to work in cannabis and 1413 01:32:58.720 --> 01:33:02.319 being able to stand here today is absolutely a privilege 1414 01:33:02.840 --> 01:33:05.319 and a privilege that some people will never be able 1415 01:33:05.359 --> 01:33:09.239 to experience because they're incarcerated or they passed away before 1416 01:33:09.239 --> 01:33:16.359 they ever had the opportunity. And so cannabis, you know, 1417 01:33:16.760 --> 01:33:20.800 it was legalized medically in Michigan and even recreationally. But 1418 01:33:22.039 --> 01:33:24.960 you know, I recognized that that privilege in myself and 1419 01:33:25.119 --> 01:33:30.199 I'll you know, I'll never take that for granted. So 1420 01:33:30.439 --> 01:33:33.119 I would like to share a little bit of a 1421 01:33:33.159 --> 01:33:36.960 sad story, so just be prepared. But when I was 1422 01:33:37.000 --> 01:33:40.000 sixteen years old, my four year old cousin passed away 1423 01:33:40.039 --> 01:33:44.720 from a rare, undiagnosable form of epilepsy. The medication that 1424 01:33:44.760 --> 01:33:47.479 he was on it left him unable to walk or talk. 1425 01:33:47.800 --> 01:33:51.119 His entire life was he essentially remained an infant that 1426 01:33:51.199 --> 01:33:53.960 continued to grow in height. I was actually able to 1427 01:33:53.960 --> 01:33:55.800 go on and make a wish trip with him to 1428 01:33:55.880 --> 01:33:59.399 Disney with my family and my grandma the year before 1429 01:33:59.439 --> 01:34:02.000 he passed away, and I am so thankful for the 1430 01:34:02.039 --> 01:34:05.119 time that I was able to spend with him while 1431 01:34:05.119 --> 01:34:08.520 he was still on Earth. After his passing on Valentine's 1432 01:34:08.600 --> 01:34:13.600 Day of twenty sixteen, I was incredibly shocked and confused 1433 01:34:13.680 --> 01:34:17.680 about my cousin's death. I started researching epilepsy cure as 1434 01:34:17.680 --> 01:34:22.359 epilepsy treatment, and I just wanted to find answers, any clues, 1435 01:34:24.000 --> 01:34:27.960 and I eventually found all these different stories of parents 1436 01:34:28.039 --> 01:34:30.960 that would bring their children to Colorado so that they 1437 01:34:31.000 --> 01:34:35.039 could get safe, legal access to medicine that would treat 1438 01:34:35.399 --> 01:34:37.000 and even stop their. 1439 01:34:37.399 --> 01:34:38.720 Seizures for their children. 1440 01:34:39.239 --> 01:34:44.800 And ever since then, I have been incredibly passionate about 1441 01:34:44.840 --> 01:34:47.640 the medical side of cannabis and an advocate for it, 1442 01:34:48.079 --> 01:34:50.600 and just to clarify, I'm not a doctor, but in 1443 01:34:50.600 --> 01:34:54.359 my opinion, if cannabis was an option for my cousin, 1444 01:34:54.920 --> 01:34:56.880 there is no doubt in my soul that he would 1445 01:34:56.880 --> 01:34:59.399 not only be alive, but he would have been able 1446 01:34:59.439 --> 01:35:06.239 to talk and walk because the inabilities were side effects 1447 01:35:06.239 --> 01:35:11.199 of the medications to subdue as seizures. And ever since then, 1448 01:35:11.399 --> 01:35:16.039 I have been an advocate. And so during my undergrad 1449 01:35:16.039 --> 01:35:19.079 when I studied event management, a friend of mine gave me. 1450 01:35:19.079 --> 01:35:21.319 A magazine where they interviewed the VP. 1451 01:35:21.239 --> 01:35:25.279 Of MJ Biscon and it made me realize that I 1452 01:35:25.279 --> 01:35:28.359 could work in the cannabis industry and help people and 1453 01:35:28.399 --> 01:35:32.439 advocate for medical and decriminalized cannabis. And after that, I 1454 01:35:32.479 --> 01:35:34.159 knew that I was going to work in cannabis and 1455 01:35:34.159 --> 01:35:37.279 that there would be nothing to stop me. About a 1456 01:35:37.359 --> 01:35:40.279 year and a half into my career, I received the 1457 01:35:40.319 --> 01:35:42.159 worst phone call I could ever hear. 1458 01:35:43.920 --> 01:35:48.399 My grandma died. She was essentially like my second mother. 1459 01:35:49.560 --> 01:35:52.439 Throughout the last two decades of her life, she suffered 1460 01:35:52.479 --> 01:35:53.920 with rheumatoid arthritis. 1461 01:35:55.680 --> 01:35:57.840 The last ten years of her life, she could barely 1462 01:35:57.880 --> 01:35:58.800 open her hands. 1463 01:35:59.000 --> 01:36:01.520 She could really only make use of her pointer finger 1464 01:36:01.560 --> 01:36:04.760 and her thumb, but it was still incredibly difficult for 1465 01:36:04.800 --> 01:36:10.039 her to pick up things and just live her daily life. 1466 01:36:10.560 --> 01:36:14.600 And so with that, you know, having that constant chronic pain, 1467 01:36:14.960 --> 01:36:19.840 it's debilitating for anyone. And I always, you know, ever 1468 01:36:19.880 --> 01:36:22.560 since I became an advocate, I started advocating for her 1469 01:36:22.600 --> 01:36:27.000 to at least take TVD gummies topicals, but she was 1470 01:36:27.039 --> 01:36:31.600 always very reluctant. She eventually talked to her doctor about it, 1471 01:36:32.000 --> 01:36:36.479 and they actually threatened to take away her medicine that 1472 01:36:36.560 --> 01:36:39.680 she was physically addicted to in order to survive if 1473 01:36:39.720 --> 01:36:43.960 they ever found cannabis in her system. Given topicals would't 1474 01:36:44.000 --> 01:36:46.239 show up on a drug test, she was more open 1475 01:36:46.279 --> 01:36:48.680 to them, but they would It would only subdue the pain, 1476 01:36:48.960 --> 01:36:51.039 It didn't really treat it as much as it could 1477 01:36:51.039 --> 01:36:56.920 have with other options. And just because of the generation 1478 01:36:57.039 --> 01:36:59.359 that she grew up in, she was incredibly reluctant to 1479 01:36:59.399 --> 01:37:05.760 try it and gen and if my grandma uh doctors 1480 01:37:05.760 --> 01:37:10.680 were supportive of medical cannabis to treat her rheumatoid arthritis, 1481 01:37:10.920 --> 01:37:13.960 I believe that that not only would have extended her life, 1482 01:37:14.840 --> 01:37:17.079 but it also would have made her quality of life 1483 01:37:18.079 --> 01:37:21.439 so much more better and just her exists and so 1484 01:37:21.520 --> 01:37:25.119 much more bearable and I couldn't save her. And even 1485 01:37:25.159 --> 01:37:29.039 though I tried, that generation is just scared because they 1486 01:37:29.039 --> 01:37:34.840 were fed propaganda their entire lives. And when I saw 1487 01:37:34.920 --> 01:37:37.520 my grandma in her living room on the day I 1488 01:37:37.560 --> 01:37:41.199 got the call, there were about twelve different pill bottles 1489 01:37:41.199 --> 01:37:42.199 on her coffee table. 1490 01:37:42.640 --> 01:37:45.199 And it's so sad. 1491 01:37:44.960 --> 01:37:50.479 Because instead of using all these different laboratory made medicines, 1492 01:37:50.560 --> 01:37:56.039 we could just be using plant medicine. 1493 01:37:56.800 --> 01:38:00.479 The system is broken. The fact that it's okay, so yeah, 1494 01:38:00.600 --> 01:38:00.960 I'm sorry. 1495 01:38:01.039 --> 01:38:04.520 It seems like we have another possible medical scenario over 1496 01:38:04.520 --> 01:38:05.960 here and we have to kind of like hold up 1497 01:38:06.039 --> 01:38:10.239 until we can get some resolution with it. So we're 1498 01:38:10.239 --> 01:38:12.039 gonna freeze for a minute, see if we can get 1499 01:38:12.039 --> 01:38:13.439 some attention over there that's needed. 1500 01:38:13.960 --> 01:38:15.359 Sorry, everybody, and thank you very much. 1501 01:38:15.399 --> 01:38:15.680 So far. 1502 01:38:15.680 --> 01:38:17.520 We'll get we'll get we'll get right back to her. 1503 01:38:18.600 --> 01:38:20.840 And unfortunately the story does continue. 1504 01:38:23.279 --> 01:38:26.520 Last Thanksgiving, my dad was having some health issues to 1505 01:38:26.600 --> 01:38:29.880 the point where he couldn't participate in the holiday and 1506 01:38:29.920 --> 01:38:32.199 he actually had to have my mom drive into the 1507 01:38:32.239 --> 01:38:37.119 hospital and it was discovered that he actually had lung cancer, 1508 01:38:37.840 --> 01:38:40.279 and that was the most one of the scariest moments 1509 01:38:40.319 --> 01:38:44.399 I've ever experienced in my whole life, and I immediately 1510 01:38:44.439 --> 01:38:48.680 contacted my resources and my support systems to get RASO 1511 01:38:48.800 --> 01:38:52.520 to treat my dad with an extremely short notice. I 1512 01:38:52.520 --> 01:38:55.079 would like to give a huge shout out to Travis, 1513 01:38:55.119 --> 01:38:57.840 the founder of North Coast, because he was able to 1514 01:38:57.840 --> 01:39:01.600 supply my dad with a seemingly endless supply of RSO 1515 01:39:02.079 --> 01:39:13.560 to treat his cancer. So Travis started a nonprofit called 1516 01:39:13.600 --> 01:39:18.159 The Forgotten where he helps supply people with RSO to 1517 01:39:18.239 --> 01:39:22.399 treat various different conditions. So if you know someone that 1518 01:39:22.479 --> 01:39:26.720 needs RSO, please contact Travis with North Coast and he 1519 01:39:26.760 --> 01:39:30.319 would be more than happy to help you. And then, 1520 01:39:30.439 --> 01:39:34.840 in conjunction with chemotherapy and eating apricot seeds, which was 1521 01:39:34.840 --> 01:39:39.920 a tip from my friend Tori, I got the news 1522 01:39:40.319 --> 01:39:43.439 back in February that the doctors UH found that the 1523 01:39:43.600 --> 01:39:49.039 cancer has stopped writing and actually has shrunk, and in fact, 1524 01:39:49.039 --> 01:39:51.359 the doctor said that they have never seen anyone in 1525 01:39:51.399 --> 01:39:54.399 their entire lives seemingly beat cancer as fast as my 1526 01:39:54.479 --> 01:40:01.359 dad did. Unfortunately, we're still not out of the woods yet. 1527 01:40:01.520 --> 01:40:04.760 As wonderful as that is, he still has to have 1528 01:40:04.800 --> 01:40:09.000 some tests, but RSO and apricot seeds absolutely helped my 1529 01:40:09.079 --> 01:40:17.039 dad with diminishing his cancer. I don't know what I 1530 01:40:17.079 --> 01:40:19.159 have done, what I would have done without the donation 1531 01:40:19.239 --> 01:40:23.520 of rs O the Apricot seeds, and I am just 1532 01:40:23.560 --> 01:40:26.520 so absolutely thankful for everyone that came together to help 1533 01:40:26.640 --> 01:40:31.680 my dad. I couldn't say my cousin, I couldn't say 1534 01:40:31.720 --> 01:40:37.720 my grandma, but I had to say my dad. And unfortunately, 1535 01:40:37.800 --> 01:40:40.840 not everyone is as lucky as my dad. I would 1536 01:40:40.840 --> 01:40:43.079 like to pay another tribute to Rick Thompson who did 1537 01:40:43.119 --> 01:40:44.239 pass away from cancer. 1538 01:40:45.479 --> 01:40:47.600 Unfortunately, there are a lot of people. 1539 01:40:50.479 --> 01:40:54.359 That there are a lot of people who unfortunately never 1540 01:40:54.520 --> 01:40:57.000 had access to it, to cannabis to treat their cancer, 1541 01:40:57.119 --> 01:41:01.119 their their epilepsy, their their rheumatoid arth right, various different 1542 01:41:01.119 --> 01:41:06.199 conditions and it is just absolutely devastating. And if if 1543 01:41:06.239 --> 01:41:10.159 more doctors were open to cannabis as a treatment, there 1544 01:41:10.199 --> 01:41:17.720 would be far less deaths from permeable, preventable illnesses and cancer. Again, 1545 01:41:17.760 --> 01:41:23.239 I'm not a doctor, but that's just my opinion. And 1546 01:41:23.479 --> 01:41:25.720 at the forefront of it all, there absolutely would be 1547 01:41:25.760 --> 01:41:29.520 no Hashbash without John Sinclair and so rest in peace again. 1548 01:41:29.600 --> 01:41:29.840 John. 1549 01:41:32.119 --> 01:41:34.439 It is as a as a community is it is 1550 01:41:34.439 --> 01:41:37.720 our responsibility to continue to fight for what is right 1551 01:41:38.039 --> 01:41:40.439 and how this plant should be handled medically and legally. 1552 01:41:42.560 --> 01:41:45.039 As scary as it can be to use your voice, 1553 01:41:45.199 --> 01:41:48.720 it really is all that we have as people and individuals. 1554 01:41:49.560 --> 01:41:51.680 It is our It is our most powerful tool and 1555 01:41:51.800 --> 01:41:55.159 asset for talking about and fighting for what is right 1556 01:41:55.840 --> 01:41:58.359 instead of just letting the system dictate how the industry 1557 01:41:58.399 --> 01:42:02.840 should be and how the plan should be treated. And 1558 01:42:02.920 --> 01:42:04.840 we are only going to continue to lose our rights 1559 01:42:04.880 --> 01:42:08.199 by turning a blind eye. It is imperative that all 1560 01:42:08.199 --> 01:42:11.039 of us rally together and talk about what is right 1561 01:42:11.239 --> 01:42:13.960 and how the industry should be and how the caregiver 1562 01:42:14.079 --> 01:42:17.239 program should be. Thank you again for having me and 1563 01:42:17.279 --> 01:42:20.840 for listening to me today. I never would have anticipated 1564 01:42:20.880 --> 01:42:23.199 that I would happen to have an opportunity to speak 1565 01:42:23.199 --> 01:42:26.000 at hash Bash, and it is absolutely an honor to 1566 01:42:26.000 --> 01:42:29.800 be a part of this community. 1567 01:42:31.840 --> 01:42:33.239 My closing is that. 1568 01:42:34.840 --> 01:42:37.560 You know, I empower all of you to fight for 1569 01:42:37.640 --> 01:42:40.119 medical care for your loved ones and family members before 1570 01:42:40.119 --> 01:42:40.680 it's too late. 1571 01:42:42.399 --> 01:42:42.920 Thank you. 1572 01:42:45.399 --> 01:42:50.840 All right, Summer Sky, Thank you very much again. We 1573 01:42:50.920 --> 01:42:54.880 have keys and a wallet up here, so hopefully somebody 1574 01:42:54.880 --> 01:42:58.520 decides that they could use it and they claim it 1575 01:42:58.920 --> 01:43:05.760 anybody can use a wall, all right. So very happy 1576 01:43:05.800 --> 01:43:09.159 to introduce our next speaker. Last few years, he's been 1577 01:43:09.199 --> 01:43:12.520 stepping up to represent a lot of veterans issues in 1578 01:43:12.560 --> 01:43:15.000 this cannabis community. He's done a lot of work in 1579 01:43:15.079 --> 01:43:20.039 Michigan and nationally and this is not his first time, 1580 01:43:20.079 --> 01:43:21.520 but it's always great to have him here and let 1581 01:43:21.600 --> 01:43:24.760 us know what's going on. Ladies and gentlemen, Please welcome 1582 01:43:24.800 --> 01:43:26.199 Anton Harp Junior. 1583 01:43:27.920 --> 01:43:28.880 Thanks well, I appreciate it. 1584 01:43:30.399 --> 01:43:35.840 Hash Bashed twenty twenty four. How's everybody doing today? My 1585 01:43:35.960 --> 01:43:39.399 name is Anton Harp Junior, and I always like to 1586 01:43:39.439 --> 01:43:41.600 start off with a couple of different things about who 1587 01:43:41.720 --> 01:43:45.680 I am and what I represent. First and foremost, I'll 1588 01:43:45.720 --> 01:43:49.600 start off and say that I'm a very proud first 1589 01:43:49.600 --> 01:43:54.560 generation Palestinian American and my family came to this wonderful 1590 01:43:54.600 --> 01:43:58.880 country back in the sixties after fleeing the occupied territory 1591 01:43:58.880 --> 01:44:04.319 of Palestine, and in one generation I was created. And 1592 01:44:04.399 --> 01:44:07.800 I'm a proud American combat veteran who served in Operation 1593 01:44:07.920 --> 01:44:14.199 Iraqi Freedom. For many of us, the real war doesn't 1594 01:44:14.239 --> 01:44:19.119 start until we get back home. Fighting in combat was 1595 01:44:19.159 --> 01:44:23.119 the easy thing. Coming back home and having to go 1596 01:44:23.199 --> 01:44:26.920 to the veterans administration and being pumped full of pharmaceutical 1597 01:44:26.920 --> 01:44:30.520 poisons for years. This is what our men and women 1598 01:44:30.520 --> 01:44:35.319 who have served our country honorably face every day. And 1599 01:44:35.359 --> 01:44:38.600 as I stand here, I look at that flag behind 1600 01:44:38.680 --> 01:44:41.039 us waving on. 1601 01:44:41.000 --> 01:44:43.359 This wonderful day that we've been blessed with. 1602 01:44:43.920 --> 01:44:46.560 You know, I took an oath to defend that flag 1603 01:44:46.640 --> 01:44:50.159 with my life, and I honor that oath. But the 1604 01:44:50.199 --> 01:44:54.640 reality is our country has not stepped up and provided 1605 01:44:54.680 --> 01:44:56.560 the proper resources. 1606 01:44:55.880 --> 01:44:57.880 To our men and women who have put it all. 1607 01:44:57.720 --> 01:44:58.840 On the line. 1608 01:44:59.039 --> 01:44:59.640 They haven't. 1609 01:45:00.760 --> 01:45:04.039 But what we do have, we have a wonderful plant, 1610 01:45:04.079 --> 01:45:06.920 the cannabis plant that we're all here today to honor. 1611 01:45:08.319 --> 01:45:12.680 This plant can save lives, It has saved lives. Is 1612 01:45:12.680 --> 01:45:15.720 a cancer survivor of the burn pits in Iraq. This 1613 01:45:15.800 --> 01:45:18.520 plant provided me with the quality of life that I 1614 01:45:18.520 --> 01:45:23.239 wouldn't have had otherwise. Not many people realize that when 1615 01:45:23.279 --> 01:45:29.239 we legalized cannabis back in twenty eighteen, we the people 1616 01:45:29.319 --> 01:45:34.119 set aside forty million dollars to research the effects of 1617 01:45:34.239 --> 01:45:37.680 cannabis in PTSD in our veteran community. 1618 01:45:37.880 --> 01:45:39.720 Not many people realize. 1619 01:45:39.239 --> 01:45:43.199 That that was supposed to be a five year study 1620 01:45:43.359 --> 01:45:46.479 we are three years into this study and no research 1621 01:45:46.479 --> 01:45:49.800 has been taking place. The state of Michigan needs to 1622 01:45:49.840 --> 01:45:54.000 be held accountable. Transparency is key. 1623 01:45:55.439 --> 01:45:57.920 Where is our money being spent? 1624 01:45:59.000 --> 01:46:00.000 They won't tell you. 1625 01:46:00.359 --> 01:46:05.439 The University of Michigan has received millions of dollars. When 1626 01:46:05.479 --> 01:46:08.960 I ask where that money is being spent, I'm blown off. 1627 01:46:09.520 --> 01:46:13.159 Wayne State University got twenty million dollars of our tax 1628 01:46:13.199 --> 01:46:15.680 dollars and will not tell us where. 1629 01:46:15.479 --> 01:46:16.239 It's being spent. 1630 01:46:18.000 --> 01:46:19.960 Where is the accountability? 1631 01:46:21.439 --> 01:46:25.439 And each day that goes by that they're lining their 1632 01:46:25.520 --> 01:46:30.680 pockets with our tax dollars. Twenty two veterans are killing 1633 01:46:30.760 --> 01:46:36.479 themselves because they have no resources. Hopelessness is what leads 1634 01:46:36.520 --> 01:46:41.000 to suicide in my community. So with that being said, 1635 01:46:41.680 --> 01:46:46.760 I appreciate you, I appreciate our country, and I appreciate 1636 01:46:46.840 --> 01:46:48.000 everybody coming out here. 1637 01:46:47.920 --> 01:46:49.600 To support us and listen to us. 1638 01:46:50.000 --> 01:46:51.960 This is community and this is what we're about. 1639 01:46:52.399 --> 01:47:01.840 Thank you, God bless. 1640 01:46:59.239 --> 01:47:03.520 And with that said, next up a great friend of mine, 1641 01:47:04.039 --> 01:47:09.760 a pillar of the cannabis community, Miss Brandy Zinc, the 1642 01:47:09.800 --> 01:47:13.560 director of Americans for Safe Access in Michigan. We wouldn't 1643 01:47:13.560 --> 01:47:14.840 be where we are today without her. 1644 01:47:15.119 --> 01:47:18.479 So Brandy, well, thank you Anton. 1645 01:47:18.920 --> 01:47:21.279 Thank you for your service, Thank you for your support. 1646 01:47:22.159 --> 01:47:27.119 We really actually wouldn't be here without Johnson Clair. We 1647 01:47:27.159 --> 01:47:28.960 wouldn't be here without Lenny Sinclair. 1648 01:47:29.760 --> 01:47:30.399 We wouldn't be. 1649 01:47:30.319 --> 01:47:32.760 Here without so many of our brothers and sisters who 1650 01:47:32.760 --> 01:47:33.439 have walked on. 1651 01:47:34.399 --> 01:47:36.880 With great love in my heart, I ask you to 1652 01:47:36.920 --> 01:47:37.840 please light. 1653 01:47:37.640 --> 01:47:44.399 One up for Rick Thompson, for Rory Gold, for Brat Lampkey, 1654 01:47:45.960 --> 01:47:49.239 for Steve Lovinger, and for all. 1655 01:47:49.119 --> 01:47:51.920 Of our fallen warriors that we've lost through the years. 1656 01:47:52.920 --> 01:47:54.720 If you want to light one up and say the 1657 01:47:54.800 --> 01:47:57.760 name of your loved one now that you're missing, that 1658 01:47:57.840 --> 01:48:01.159 you wish were here here in our hearts and in 1659 01:48:01.199 --> 01:48:04.279 our spirit. And they want us to keep the fire going. 1660 01:48:05.399 --> 01:48:09.000 They want us to remember why we have the amazing 1661 01:48:09.159 --> 01:48:12.880 law that we have in Michigan. How many people are 1662 01:48:12.920 --> 01:48:16.359 here who are not from Michigan. Raise your hands. I 1663 01:48:16.520 --> 01:48:20.079 see you, Ohio, I see you, Indiana, I see you, 1664 01:48:20.159 --> 01:48:24.199 Kentucky and Illinois and Washington State, in Florida and everywhere 1665 01:48:24.199 --> 01:48:24.680 else that you. 1666 01:48:24.760 --> 01:48:26.119 Come from far and wide. 1667 01:48:26.720 --> 01:48:28.119 I see you. I love you. 1668 01:48:28.239 --> 01:48:30.520 I thank you for being here in this beautiful day, 1669 01:48:30.560 --> 01:48:36.800 in this hallowed ground. This is an election year. You 1670 01:48:36.920 --> 01:48:40.800 must make sure that you and everyone you know is 1671 01:48:40.920 --> 01:48:45.600 registered to vote. That is why we have the amazing 1672 01:48:45.720 --> 01:48:46.199 rights that. 1673 01:48:46.199 --> 01:48:48.399 We have and enjoy and love in Michigan. 1674 01:48:48.640 --> 01:48:52.239 It's because we were registered to vote, and we use 1675 01:48:52.359 --> 01:48:53.039 that power. 1676 01:48:54.520 --> 01:48:56.760 It is time for the federal government to. 1677 01:48:56.840 --> 01:48:58.039 Listen to the states. 1678 01:48:58.600 --> 01:49:00.800 Our federal government has done great. 1679 01:49:00.600 --> 01:49:02.760 Harm through the prohibition of cannabis. 1680 01:49:03.159 --> 01:49:07.279 It is time that we deschedule cannabis and remove it. 1681 01:49:08.319 --> 01:49:10.159 So I want you to get out your phones, and 1682 01:49:10.159 --> 01:49:12.520 I'm gonna give you a very important number. 1683 01:49:14.479 --> 01:49:17.439 I want you to call this number and find out. 1684 01:49:17.279 --> 01:49:20.720 Who your representatives are and for the numbers for your 1685 01:49:20.760 --> 01:49:22.039 senators where you live. 1686 01:49:23.760 --> 01:49:24.840 Get out your phone. 1687 01:49:25.720 --> 01:49:34.560 It's too oh two two two four three one two one. 1688 01:49:34.800 --> 01:49:42.039 That's too oh two two two four three one three two. 1689 01:49:43.079 --> 01:49:45.920 That is the capital switchboard, And that's who you need 1690 01:49:45.960 --> 01:49:49.000 to call, so that you can make sure that your 1691 01:49:49.079 --> 01:49:53.680 congress people know it is time to de schedule cannabis. 1692 01:49:55.840 --> 01:49:58.159 I also want you to make sure that you're paying 1693 01:49:58.199 --> 01:50:02.199 attention to what's going on in your state. There are 1694 01:50:02.239 --> 01:50:08.199 discussions in Michigan's legislature to merge the cannabis laws for 1695 01:50:08.359 --> 01:50:15.359 medical and for adult use. I say these discussions are 1696 01:50:15.359 --> 01:50:20.439 going on. They need to have a patient in the room. 1697 01:50:21.079 --> 01:50:23.880 So you need to be sure that you are paying 1698 01:50:23.920 --> 01:50:26.560 attention to what is going on in our state legislature. 1699 01:50:26.840 --> 01:50:31.600 We cannot have them change our law without giving our input. 1700 01:50:32.279 --> 01:50:34.920 Our state legislators and our congress. 1701 01:50:34.479 --> 01:50:38.680 People need you to call them, to write them, to 1702 01:50:38.800 --> 01:50:42.119 show up at their town halls or their coffee hours. 1703 01:50:43.079 --> 01:50:46.399 They do listen, but only if you speak up. 1704 01:50:47.079 --> 01:50:51.600 Your voice is your power, and we are mighty, mighty powerful, 1705 01:50:51.680 --> 01:50:54.520 as you know. But we cannot take it for granted 1706 01:50:54.560 --> 01:50:58.720 that just because legalization has passed, that everything is just 1707 01:50:58.800 --> 01:50:59.520 hunky dory. 1708 01:51:00.279 --> 01:51:03.960 Patients still have many many risks. 1709 01:51:04.279 --> 01:51:04.520 You know. 1710 01:51:04.600 --> 01:51:07.760 We have a laws that we have now because medical 1711 01:51:07.800 --> 01:51:12.159 patients were taken off the battlefield first. So we need 1712 01:51:12.199 --> 01:51:15.439 to protect the integrity of our medical marijuana law. We 1713 01:51:15.479 --> 01:51:18.239 need to make sure that you get your card. If 1714 01:51:18.279 --> 01:51:21.680 you have a qualifying condition and you let your card go, 1715 01:51:22.439 --> 01:51:25.640 you need to renew your card. If you know someone 1716 01:51:25.680 --> 01:51:29.079 who has a qualifying condition, you need to get a 1717 01:51:29.119 --> 01:51:31.680 card and make sure they get their card. 1718 01:51:32.319 --> 01:51:35.399 The numbers that we have in our medical program are going. 1719 01:51:35.239 --> 01:51:38.279 Down, and that is because I think that many people 1720 01:51:38.319 --> 01:51:42.600 take it for granted with adult use that medical patients 1721 01:51:42.600 --> 01:51:47.199 are protected. Medical patients need equity in the state, and 1722 01:51:47.239 --> 01:51:50.720 we need to be make sure that medical patients are 1723 01:51:50.960 --> 01:51:54.640 free from discrimination, that we are free from. 1724 01:51:55.800 --> 01:51:56.319 Taxes. 1725 01:51:57.720 --> 01:52:01.199 We need to make sure that medical patients are. 1726 01:52:00.760 --> 01:52:05.920 Protected for their child custody issues, for their job and 1727 01:52:05.920 --> 01:52:09.720 their employment, for their professional licenses, if you're on probation, 1728 01:52:10.600 --> 01:52:14.439 for driving privileges, and for housing, and let us not 1729 01:52:14.479 --> 01:52:18.840 forget our veterans. All of those people are at risk, 1730 01:52:19.279 --> 01:52:21.560 and we need to make sure that our state legislators 1731 01:52:21.600 --> 01:52:24.000 who are they're going to try to merge the two programs, 1732 01:52:24.640 --> 01:52:26.119 make sure that they. 1733 01:52:26.039 --> 01:52:28.279 Do not forget the patients. 1734 01:52:29.520 --> 01:52:33.760 I'd like to thank everyone who has joined Americans for 1735 01:52:33.840 --> 01:52:37.520 Safe Access and signed ups that you can be empowered 1736 01:52:37.880 --> 01:52:40.319 and you can have the knowledge, and you can pay 1737 01:52:40.359 --> 01:52:44.520 attention to what's going on with our legislatures and both 1738 01:52:44.560 --> 01:52:48.680 federal and local and state issues. So I want to 1739 01:52:48.720 --> 01:52:52.000 thank the people who have been contributing to our Michigan. 1740 01:52:51.680 --> 01:52:55.520 Chapter, my vice chair Jamie Lowell. 1741 01:52:57.920 --> 01:53:03.560 We have here Anton represents our veterans. We have Miriam Halprin, 1742 01:53:04.239 --> 01:53:12.840 we have doctor Gustrosnya, we have doctor Michael Whitty, and 1743 01:53:12.920 --> 01:53:16.960 then Gail Witty, And I want to thank everyone who's 1744 01:53:17.000 --> 01:53:17.960 ever been involved. 1745 01:53:18.279 --> 01:53:20.439 This is a beautiful movement. 1746 01:53:20.119 --> 01:53:24.399 That we have and we need you to join us too. 1747 01:53:24.760 --> 01:53:29.119 So safeaccessnow dot org is Americans for Safe Access. We 1748 01:53:29.159 --> 01:53:34.279 are the largest and oldest patient organization. We're in all 1749 01:53:34.399 --> 01:53:39.039 fifty states. So keep the fire going, keep that fire 1750 01:53:39.079 --> 01:53:42.000 burning for those who have walked on, and we walk 1751 01:53:42.079 --> 01:53:50.159 on and love and freedom. 1752 01:53:50.199 --> 01:53:52.640 And I'd like to thank this young man. 1753 01:53:52.960 --> 01:53:58.000 He's a courageous young man, Jaden, who's gonna talk to 1754 01:53:58.039 --> 01:53:59.439 you about. 1755 01:54:00.760 --> 01:54:01.760 What he's doing with. 1756 01:54:01.880 --> 01:54:04.479 Jaden's Law is one of the laws that we need 1757 01:54:04.520 --> 01:54:07.000 to remind our legislators that we need to pass. 1758 01:54:11.560 --> 01:54:14.079 All right, I'd like to give a big shout out 1759 01:54:14.640 --> 01:54:19.399 to my big friend Rick at this aka mister fun guy. 1760 01:54:21.239 --> 01:54:23.079 Hello hashbash. 1761 01:54:23.479 --> 01:54:27.079 My name's rick Anstis, and I am tired of our 1762 01:54:27.159 --> 01:54:30.960 government in how the fuck they're running our lives and 1763 01:54:31.039 --> 01:54:31.600 our law. 1764 01:54:32.199 --> 01:54:34.560 I'm so sick of it that I'm. 1765 01:54:34.479 --> 01:54:38.319 Running for Barrion County Commissioner this year because that's how 1766 01:54:39.159 --> 01:54:40.560 that's how you make the changes. 1767 01:54:40.640 --> 01:54:41.840 You get involved. 1768 01:54:42.199 --> 01:54:46.119 Like everybody else has said here, you call your state representatives, 1769 01:54:46.159 --> 01:54:50.560 you make communications with them, you have dialect, you go 1770 01:54:50.680 --> 01:54:54.399 back and forth and with that, you build relationships, and 1771 01:54:55.079 --> 01:55:00.359 with those relationships, you build structure for moving things forward 1772 01:55:00.680 --> 01:55:04.520 because a lot of these legislators don't understand the medicinal 1773 01:55:04.600 --> 01:55:07.920 value of this plant. We came out of, we came 1774 01:55:07.960 --> 01:55:12.960 out of medical talking about recreational and adult use, and 1775 01:55:13.319 --> 01:55:16.359 I feel like we need to get those verbiages out 1776 01:55:16.399 --> 01:55:21.079 of our mouth because they diminish the value of the 1777 01:55:21.279 --> 01:55:25.319 medicinal plant. So, first off, it's a plant that helps, 1778 01:55:25.560 --> 01:55:28.520 it heals. It's done it for ten thousand years, It's 1779 01:55:28.520 --> 01:55:31.399 going to do it for ten thousand more. Beyond that, 1780 01:55:32.199 --> 01:55:35.399 there's other uses for it. But if we don't start 1781 01:55:35.439 --> 01:55:40.560 with it being a life saving essence to millions of 1782 01:55:40.640 --> 01:55:44.520 people and validate and stand on that, we're doing it 1783 01:55:44.560 --> 01:55:49.279 a great disjustice. And I want to become the next 1784 01:55:49.520 --> 01:55:55.239 Burying County Commissioner because we need leaders in there that 1785 01:55:55.319 --> 01:55:59.399 can influence our health departments. We currently have a campaign 1786 01:55:59.479 --> 01:56:02.159 and Burying County that's called the Dirt on Weed and 1787 01:56:02.199 --> 01:56:05.840 it is the worst campaign I've ever seen, filled with 1788 01:56:05.960 --> 01:56:08.600 propaganda and mongering. 1789 01:56:09.319 --> 01:56:10.239 We don't need that. 1790 01:56:10.319 --> 01:56:13.760 We need an opportunity to understand that there's a medical 1791 01:56:13.800 --> 01:56:17.720 program in this state that allows you to have a 1792 01:56:17.760 --> 01:56:23.520 personal caregiver where they personally attend to your medical needs 1793 01:56:24.000 --> 01:56:28.000 with this plant. People should know that if it's an option, 1794 01:56:28.119 --> 01:56:30.399 then it needs to be an option all the way 1795 01:56:30.439 --> 01:56:33.239 across the board. The Health Department needs to recognize it, 1796 01:56:33.319 --> 01:56:42.520 not diminish it. And I feel that many township leaders, commissioners, 1797 01:56:42.720 --> 01:56:47.760 sheriffs have all fallen victim or fallen suit with this 1798 01:56:47.880 --> 01:56:52.159 agenda in this narrative be just because whether they believed 1799 01:56:52.159 --> 01:56:55.039 it or not. We need to change that narrative over 1800 01:56:55.840 --> 01:56:58.439 and validate the truth in the plant. 1801 01:56:58.560 --> 01:56:59.960 We need more testimonies. 1802 01:57:00.520 --> 01:57:03.399 We need the testimonies we had in twenty sixteen, two 1803 01:57:03.439 --> 01:57:04.079 thousand and eight. 1804 01:57:04.319 --> 01:57:07.279 We need the people that are being healed and pulled back. 1805 01:57:07.520 --> 01:57:10.079 I heard a couple stories tonight that were great or 1806 01:57:10.359 --> 01:57:14.920 today that people using this plant to save their lives. 1807 01:57:15.279 --> 01:57:17.000 We need to continue that message. 1808 01:57:17.840 --> 01:57:22.199 And again, yes there's fun times for the use of this, 1809 01:57:22.319 --> 01:57:25.560 but we can't allow it to be so de minimized 1810 01:57:25.560 --> 01:57:29.199 that it's like alcohol or cigarettes, because it certainly isn't. 1811 01:57:29.920 --> 01:57:34.439 So with that, I appreciate everybody here and let's just 1812 01:57:34.520 --> 01:57:37.840 keep fighting. Call your local representatives tell them that you 1813 01:57:38.399 --> 01:57:42.119 want late to see Jaden's law. Get passed and push 1814 01:57:42.239 --> 01:57:44.920 through to the House floor and into law. 1815 01:57:45.359 --> 01:57:57.800 These kids need this. Thank you, Hi, I'm back again. 1816 01:57:58.159 --> 01:58:01.119 This time I get to introduce the h is ranking elected. 1817 01:58:01.159 --> 01:58:06.119 Here are congresswomen. Congresswoman Debbie Dingle, one of the voices 1818 01:58:06.159 --> 01:58:09.600 that has been fighting in DC for the federal reform 1819 01:58:09.680 --> 01:58:12.640 of our beloved plant and is fearless in all she 1820 01:58:12.760 --> 01:58:15.800 does and says very thankful for her friendship to our community. 1821 01:58:16.000 --> 01:58:19.239 And let's give her a warm welcome, the wonderful Congresswoman 1822 01:58:19.359 --> 01:58:20.159 Debbie Dingle. 1823 01:58:24.359 --> 01:58:31.640 Are we all having fun? Are we just high on life? 1824 01:58:32.279 --> 01:58:32.640 Good? 1825 01:58:34.079 --> 01:58:36.880 So it's great to be here with all of you again. 1826 01:58:37.079 --> 01:58:40.039 I still always think I'm one of the least likely 1827 01:58:41.439 --> 01:58:45.119 people to be here, but I feel very strongly about 1828 01:58:45.119 --> 01:58:48.399 a few things. And I want to thank Jamie Lowell 1829 01:58:48.479 --> 01:59:01.399 for organizing another great hashbash. It's the fifty third one. Now, 1830 01:59:01.399 --> 01:59:04.399 I do think that you were at the fifty fourth 1831 01:59:05.359 --> 01:59:09.760 for a fifty fourth Oh he was at the fourth one. 1832 01:59:10.119 --> 01:59:15.199 I wasn't, but I wish i'd been there for John Lennon. Now, 1833 01:59:15.239 --> 01:59:18.000 I wish we could get, you know, Paul McCartney to 1834 01:59:18.000 --> 01:59:18.920 come for tradition. 1835 01:59:19.079 --> 01:59:20.760 Maybe we try for that next. 1836 01:59:22.119 --> 01:59:24.319 But I do think that we just want to take 1837 01:59:24.359 --> 01:59:28.159 a moment and remember and honor the life of our 1838 01:59:28.199 --> 01:59:29.520 friend John Sinclair. 1839 01:59:31.560 --> 01:59:35.600 His and it's sad that he died just a few. 1840 01:59:35.439 --> 01:59:39.079 Days before today, but he is one of the reasons 1841 01:59:39.079 --> 01:59:42.840 we're all here together, and that we have been coming 1842 01:59:42.920 --> 01:59:44.239 together for decades. 1843 01:59:46.119 --> 01:59:47.520 So we're going to. 1844 01:59:47.640 --> 01:59:51.600 Keep up this fight in his memory and with his 1845 01:59:51.760 --> 01:59:53.640 strength and his conviction. 1846 01:59:56.239 --> 01:59:57.039 And I want to you. 1847 01:59:56.920 --> 02:00:00.640 Know, I'm still standing up here and have never smoked marijuana, 1848 02:00:00.840 --> 02:00:06.600 swallowed marijuana, or done anything. But I think everybody's got 1849 02:00:06.840 --> 02:00:08.880 I know, you guys are going to try to get me. 1850 02:00:13.119 --> 02:00:16.079 I mean, I tell the truth, but I still think, 1851 02:00:16.479 --> 02:00:19.279 you know, if you want to, you should be able to. 1852 02:00:21.239 --> 02:00:24.399 And people have made their voices heard. 1853 02:00:25.319 --> 02:00:31.720 More Americans now live in a state that has legalized marijuana, 1854 02:00:34.079 --> 02:00:38.680 and a new Pere research analysis has shown that most 1855 02:00:38.960 --> 02:00:45.159 also have at least one dispensary in their county. But 1856 02:00:45.239 --> 02:00:47.520 I might not like tell you what in memory of 1857 02:00:47.600 --> 02:00:51.960 John Sinclair or I'm not quite sure what the word is. 1858 02:00:52.000 --> 02:00:55.119 You know, ten years ago he said, not as many 1859 02:00:55.119 --> 02:00:57.600 people come. I think we've got a great crowd, don't 1860 02:00:57.600 --> 02:01:02.199 we have a great crowd. But there wasn't as much 1861 02:01:02.279 --> 02:01:06.000 to fight for anymore, and I would beg to differ. 1862 02:01:07.199 --> 02:01:10.039 The fact of the matter is we got to change our. 1863 02:01:09.960 --> 02:01:13.600 Laws to keep up with what's happening across America. 1864 02:01:14.600 --> 02:01:18.079 A patchwork of laws doesn't work. 1865 02:01:19.279 --> 02:01:21.800 There are a lot of pieces to this, but that 1866 02:01:21.840 --> 02:01:25.680 one's the most important to me. This one is we 1867 02:01:25.960 --> 02:01:31.880 have to decriminalize marijuana and get people out of jail. 1868 02:01:34.800 --> 02:01:35.079 Time. 1869 02:01:36.600 --> 02:01:41.319 Last Congress, we passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expunge 1870 02:01:41.359 --> 02:01:47.880 in Act to decriminalize marijuana, expunge criminal records, and implement 1871 02:01:48.039 --> 02:01:51.319 economic policies to support those hurt. 1872 02:01:51.399 --> 02:01:53.640 Most by the War on drugs. 1873 02:01:54.479 --> 02:01:57.439 And people who think this doesn't matter, I want to 1874 02:01:57.479 --> 02:01:58.279 tell you something. 1875 02:01:58.880 --> 02:02:00.319 Even with twin t. 1876 02:02:00.359 --> 02:02:07.880 Four states and DC allowing legal adult use of kids 1877 02:02:07.920 --> 02:02:13.000 and two thirds of the country allowing legal medical more 1878 02:02:13.039 --> 02:02:18.039 than a quarter of a million people were arrested for 1879 02:02:18.319 --> 02:02:24.000 marijuana related violations, according to a no and ninety two 1880 02:02:24.079 --> 02:02:33.279 percent of them were just for marijuana possession. So it's 1881 02:02:33.399 --> 02:02:38.600 time time, So we got to make sure we make 1882 02:02:38.640 --> 02:02:42.880 your voices heard. We also have to recognize that medical 1883 02:02:42.960 --> 02:02:46.920 marijuana helps people who are hurting period. 1884 02:02:47.239 --> 02:02:53.000 We know that people who are addicted or not don't 1885 02:02:53.039 --> 02:02:53.640 get addicted. 1886 02:02:53.640 --> 02:02:58.239 People who are suffering from pain become addicted to pain pills. 1887 02:02:58.640 --> 02:03:00.000 They need to have an alternate. 1888 02:03:00.760 --> 02:03:04.199 I kept trying to get John Diggle to try marijuana 1889 02:03:04.560 --> 02:03:05.319 and he wasn't. 1890 02:03:05.800 --> 02:03:08.880 So I took opioids and was afraid of that. But 1891 02:03:09.000 --> 02:03:09.560 it helps. 1892 02:03:09.600 --> 02:03:13.359 It gives people release, and that's why last Congress I 1893 02:03:13.479 --> 02:03:18.920 introduced the Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Research Act, which passed the 1894 02:03:19.000 --> 02:03:24.159 House to remove bureaucatic barriers and federal roadblocks to medical 1895 02:03:24.279 --> 02:03:34.119 marijuana use and research. So here's a reality. This industry's 1896 02:03:34.159 --> 02:03:37.319 not going away. And I think it should be legal, 1897 02:03:37.880 --> 02:03:40.560 and I think it should be safe. 1898 02:03:41.079 --> 02:03:43.640 And we've got one more problem we can't get done. 1899 02:03:43.760 --> 02:03:46.840 That's why I'm the original co sponsor of the Safe 1900 02:03:47.000 --> 02:03:52.880 Banking Act to address the inequities for marijuana businesses and 1901 02:03:53.079 --> 02:03:56.600 protect the safety and security of small businesses and their 1902 02:03:56.640 --> 02:04:01.039 employees by increasing access to the banking system. 1903 02:04:02.920 --> 02:04:05.199 You shouldn't have to carry a bunch of cash around. 1904 02:04:07.520 --> 02:04:13.560 It's beyond time to change our federal marijuana laws period 1905 02:04:15.039 --> 02:04:22.399 legalize it. We're wasting law enforcement's time and resources and prosecutors, 1906 02:04:22.439 --> 02:04:24.680 but we have a prosecutor that does well. We don't 1907 02:04:24.720 --> 02:04:28.800 have the problem here by prosecuting low level marijuana possession. 1908 02:04:29.439 --> 02:04:31.479 And we all know that this. 1909 02:04:31.439 --> 02:04:38.479 Disproportionately impacts community of color, and one simple conviction of 1910 02:04:38.560 --> 02:04:43.840 possession can derail lives, can make it harder for jobs, housing, 1911 02:04:44.039 --> 02:04:46.600 guaranteeing harsher sentences in the future. 1912 02:04:47.039 --> 02:04:50.359 It's wrong. So okay, I want you to do whatever 1913 02:04:50.399 --> 02:04:51.319 you want to do today. 1914 02:04:51.680 --> 02:04:54.039 I'm going to get high in life. You can smoke, 1915 02:04:54.159 --> 02:04:58.000 you can drink, you can do whatever. But and memory 1916 02:04:58.000 --> 02:05:02.680 of John Sinclair, our work isn't over. We gotta get 1917 02:05:02.840 --> 02:05:07.680 marijuana decriminalized, we gotta get safe banking, we gotta get 1918 02:05:07.760 --> 02:05:12.000 research done, and our job isn't done until we get 1919 02:05:12.039 --> 02:05:14.079 that done. So you don't need to talk to I'm 1920 02:05:14.079 --> 02:05:16.680 not political today, but you don't need to talk to 1921 02:05:16.720 --> 02:05:17.600 any Democrats. 1922 02:05:17.920 --> 02:05:21.760 Go talk to the Republican. So won't get this done. 1923 02:05:22.239 --> 02:05:37.319 Thank you have fun. I'm back again. 1924 02:05:38.159 --> 02:05:41.319 So most of our community probably hesitates when you hear 1925 02:05:41.439 --> 02:05:45.039 law enforcement sheriff that type of stuff. Well, I get 1926 02:05:45.039 --> 02:05:48.359 the unique privilege of introducing you to a pro cannabis 1927 02:05:48.359 --> 02:05:51.359 sheriff candidate who's running to be the next shaff right 1928 02:05:51.399 --> 02:05:55.119 here in Washingall County. My dear friend Alicia Dyer, we 1929 02:05:55.159 --> 02:06:00.079 are in need of dire change. 1930 02:06:00.239 --> 02:06:05.319 Thank you Leah for that fabulous introduction. Happy hashbashaw whoo. 1931 02:06:07.199 --> 02:06:09.960 So my name is Alisha Dyer and I'm running for 1932 02:06:10.079 --> 02:06:11.600 sheriff and I believe that. 1933 02:06:11.560 --> 02:06:13.640 We need to end the war on drugs. 1934 02:06:14.319 --> 02:06:16.439 When I was a deputy working here, I grew up 1935 02:06:16.479 --> 02:06:20.000 in Ipsilanti and ann Arbor was at the forefront of 1936 02:06:20.119 --> 02:06:23.720 real change in cannabis and they were able to decriminalize 1937 02:06:23.720 --> 02:06:27.600 it well before it was legalized in Michigan. But unfortunately 1938 02:06:27.640 --> 02:06:30.319 in Ipsey Township, people were still getting their cars towed 1939 02:06:30.680 --> 02:06:33.239 and people were still being harassed by the police and 1940 02:06:33.319 --> 02:06:35.960 our sheriff's office. When I was working there before it 1941 02:06:36.000 --> 02:06:39.560 was legalized, was doing raids after finding blunts and people's 1942 02:06:39.560 --> 02:06:40.239 trash cans. 1943 02:06:40.239 --> 02:06:41.439 And we know that's not okay. 1944 02:06:42.079 --> 02:06:45.079 And so thankfully, due to the collective action of so 1945 02:06:45.239 --> 02:06:49.199 many organizers and dedicated people in this cannabis space, we 1946 02:06:49.279 --> 02:06:52.640 now have a state where we are not criminalizing cannabis 1947 02:06:52.800 --> 02:06:55.720 and we are actually making sure that people are being supported. 1948 02:06:56.159 --> 02:06:58.479 But we have to do more, and we have to 1949 02:06:58.479 --> 02:07:01.319 make sure we can get this going across the country. 1950 02:07:01.640 --> 02:07:06.000 And as your next sheriff in Washingta County. I'm unapologetically 1951 02:07:06.439 --> 02:07:09.800 pro cannabis, pro ending the war on drugs, and we'll 1952 02:07:09.840 --> 02:07:12.399 do everything in my power to make sure we do better. 1953 02:07:12.439 --> 02:07:12.640 Here. 1954 02:07:13.159 --> 02:07:15.399 Go to dire twenty twenty four dot. 1955 02:07:15.159 --> 02:07:18.359 Com to get involved. This is a movement d y 1956 02:07:18.479 --> 02:07:21.359 e R twenty twenty four on your phones. Donate if 1957 02:07:21.359 --> 02:07:22.880 you're inspired, join our team. 1958 02:07:23.199 --> 02:07:24.399 We got this. Thank you. 1959 02:07:40.840 --> 02:07:45.920 Oh hey, all right, let's here for Alicia and we 1960 02:07:45.920 --> 02:07:47.039 need a sheriff like that. 1961 02:07:50.000 --> 02:07:50.960 Hey, do them. 1962 02:07:51.000 --> 02:07:53.680 The way your police is the way your life's gonna. 1963 02:07:53.399 --> 02:08:00.159 Be right now, Okay, hey, the way the way you 1964 02:08:00.279 --> 02:08:02.159 police is the way your life is gonna be. 1965 02:08:02.279 --> 02:08:07.680 Go ahead, listen everybody that just listened to miss Dyer, 1966 02:08:08.079 --> 02:08:10.600 who wants to be the new sheriff. It's very important 1967 02:08:10.600 --> 02:08:13.479 if you are here in Washington County, think about it. 1968 02:08:13.720 --> 02:08:17.159 The sheriff is gonna dictate the rules in that county. 1969 02:08:17.479 --> 02:08:20.880 If the Sheriff's not interested in prosecuting you for any 1970 02:08:21.039 --> 02:08:25.920 drug crime, you know what it's called freedom. 1971 02:08:26.079 --> 02:08:30.439 Thanks a lot, man, Okay, how you doing all right? 1972 02:08:30.560 --> 02:08:30.840 Right on? 1973 02:08:31.399 --> 02:08:35.680 Hey, So, our next speaker has been passionately involved in 1974 02:08:35.680 --> 02:08:39.479 this community for many years. He ran the home of 1975 02:08:39.640 --> 02:08:45.159 Medicine on Main Street for about a decade. He's been 1976 02:08:45.239 --> 02:08:48.399 involved in educating on cannabis and entheogens. He was one 1977 02:08:48.439 --> 02:08:52.439 of the founders of the Anthiofest and monitored to have 1978 02:08:52.479 --> 02:08:55.039 him come work with me at Metz Cafe here coming 1979 02:08:55.119 --> 02:08:57.479 up when our location opens up in ann Arbor in 1980 02:08:57.560 --> 02:09:00.399 just a few days hopefully, so help me introduce to you, 1981 02:09:00.479 --> 02:09:01.479 mister Jim Slam. 1982 02:09:02.399 --> 02:09:04.439 Thank you so much, Shamie, Thank you, Jamie. 1983 02:09:04.560 --> 02:09:05.079 Give it up. 1984 02:09:05.359 --> 02:09:10.119 Happy Hashbash everybody. I'm so so honored to be here 1985 02:09:10.199 --> 02:09:14.399 right now. You know, I've been coming here since I 1986 02:09:14.439 --> 02:09:17.399 was probably fifteen years old, living in Saline to south 1987 02:09:17.439 --> 02:09:23.479 of here. It's a it's a tribute to to freedom, 1988 02:09:23.520 --> 02:09:27.079 and I thank Johnson Clair for that. I thank Johnson 1989 02:09:27.119 --> 02:09:29.199 Clair for the activism in Michigan. 1990 02:09:29.760 --> 02:09:31.800 Uh for what he's brought, I think. 1991 02:09:31.920 --> 02:09:32.079 Uh. 1992 02:09:32.119 --> 02:09:35.560 I thank him for for Hashbash, because without Hashbash, there 1993 02:09:35.560 --> 02:09:38.800 wouldn't be an Entheo Fest, which does the exact same thing, 1994 02:09:38.880 --> 02:09:43.000 but it celebrates plant medicines like ayahuasca and eyeball gain 1995 02:09:43.159 --> 02:09:48.800 and things like mushrooms as well. And I'm really honored 1996 02:09:48.800 --> 02:09:51.760 to be speaking up here with all these distinguished speakers 1997 02:09:51.800 --> 02:09:54.840 that they are so part of the activist community that 1998 02:09:55.359 --> 02:09:58.039 we all should be a part of. And that's a 1999 02:09:58.079 --> 02:10:01.159 call out to the youth. I've heard couple calls out 2000 02:10:01.960 --> 02:10:03.680 for youth involvement. 2001 02:10:03.319 --> 02:10:04.199 And we need more of that. 2002 02:10:06.399 --> 02:10:10.439 I want to start here by going into uh something 2003 02:10:10.439 --> 02:10:11.199 that I really like. 2004 02:10:14.880 --> 02:10:20.640 They're my favorite strains and it's a poem. 2005 02:10:20.800 --> 02:10:26.680 Granddaddy, Purple White Widow, Blue Dream, Gooberry, Sugar, Black Rose, 2006 02:10:26.800 --> 02:10:31.560 Jilly Bean, Headband, Hashplant, Tangerine, Hayes. 2007 02:10:32.520 --> 02:10:35.239 These are a few of my favorite strains. 2008 02:10:37.399 --> 02:10:42.560 West Coast Celler Diesel Lemonadron, Pineapple Express and Durban Poison 2009 02:10:43.520 --> 02:10:48.439 Island Sweet Skunk, Skywalker o G. These are a few 2010 02:10:48.720 --> 02:10:53.159 of the best strains for me. When the match strikes 2011 02:10:53.720 --> 02:10:59.039 win the joint lights, Edibles, hash or dabs, I simply 2012 02:10:59.119 --> 02:11:05.199 remember my favorite strains and then I don't feel so bad. 2013 02:11:07.399 --> 02:11:11.159 So thank you everybody for having me. And right now 2014 02:11:11.159 --> 02:11:14.800 I want to talk about the next speaker. His name's Korn. 2015 02:11:15.800 --> 02:11:20.079 He's leading the activists movement for decriminalizing plat medicines and 2016 02:11:20.159 --> 02:11:23.640 fun Guy in the state of Michigan, Ellie Savage and 2017 02:11:23.680 --> 02:11:27.199 Senator Jeff Ferron here are also doing the same things 2018 02:11:27.560 --> 02:11:31.199 for us out there, Please give him a warm welcome. 2019 02:11:31.239 --> 02:11:33.399 He was part of he's right now the part of 2020 02:11:34.760 --> 02:11:40.439 decrim Nature Michigan. The liberatory harm reductionists, policy advocate for 2021 02:11:40.640 --> 02:11:44.079 the Michigan Drug User Health Alliance and member of care 2022 02:11:44.119 --> 02:11:46.439 based Safety Crisis Response Team. 2023 02:11:46.439 --> 02:11:47.760 Please give it up for Corn. 2024 02:11:49.439 --> 02:11:49.800 J j. 2025 02:11:56.680 --> 02:12:03.319 Yeah, buddy, all right, things that lie Jim, And to 2026 02:12:03.439 --> 02:12:08.960 all the speakers so far with sub hashbash, a lot 2027 02:12:09.000 --> 02:12:11.000 has already been said, and I'm gonna keep it. I'm 2028 02:12:11.000 --> 02:12:13.960 gonna keep it really brief. Like so many folks up 2029 02:12:13.960 --> 02:12:18.680 here have talked about. If you're here today, you are powerful. 2030 02:12:19.359 --> 02:12:23.279 Your voice is powerful, Your voice is meaningful, and we 2031 02:12:23.359 --> 02:12:26.319 owe it to each other to use those voices to 2032 02:12:26.479 --> 02:12:31.239 advocate for what we know is right. Michigan deserves better, 2033 02:12:31.760 --> 02:12:37.239 and that's real life. Since twenty eighteen, we've lost fifteen 2034 02:12:37.439 --> 02:12:42.640 thousand of our friends and family members to overdose while 2035 02:12:42.720 --> 02:12:47.079 legislators sit in their offices behind closed doors and continue 2036 02:12:47.159 --> 02:12:50.880 to pass laws to lock people up for drug use, 2037 02:12:51.439 --> 02:12:54.680 rather than passing laws to promote harm reduction that we 2038 02:12:54.800 --> 02:12:58.119 know works to save lives. You guys need to use 2039 02:12:58.159 --> 02:13:00.800 your voices to let them know that we will not 2040 02:13:01.039 --> 02:13:05.840 stand for this anymore. We want overdose prevention centers in Michigan. 2041 02:13:06.239 --> 02:13:09.800 We want drug checking programs in Michigan. We want a 2042 02:13:09.840 --> 02:13:14.479 safe supply. We want decriminalization for personal use of all 2043 02:13:14.600 --> 02:13:19.079 drugs in Michigan. These folks sit behind closed doors in 2044 02:13:19.199 --> 02:13:23.000 their offices every day and they make decisions about your lives. 2045 02:13:23.319 --> 02:13:26.039 Look up who your city council members are, Look up 2046 02:13:26.079 --> 02:13:29.840 when they meet, Show up and tell them we're fed up. 2047 02:13:30.279 --> 02:13:33.279 We need change. We need change in our cities. We 2048 02:13:33.359 --> 02:13:35.479 need change in our counties. We need change in our 2049 02:13:35.520 --> 02:13:38.560 state and in our country. We got folks that are 2050 02:13:38.640 --> 02:13:41.119 up here on these steps today that are a part 2051 02:13:41.159 --> 02:13:43.960 of making these laws. Don't let them walk out of 2052 02:13:44.000 --> 02:13:46.720 here without coming up and talking to them and tell them, hey, 2053 02:13:47.000 --> 02:13:48.239 we need change. 2054 02:13:48.560 --> 02:13:49.760 We demand more. 2055 02:13:50.119 --> 02:13:51.000 We deserve it. 2056 02:13:51.520 --> 02:13:55.279 End the war on drugs, defund the police, and defund 2057 02:13:55.359 --> 02:13:57.079 the prison industrial complex. 2058 02:13:57.520 --> 02:14:07.880 Much love, thank you, thank you. 2059 02:14:08.000 --> 02:14:12.800 Korn All right, everybody, my name's Josh Kover. I'm the 2060 02:14:12.840 --> 02:14:16.159 CEO of METS Cafe. I was an attorney for a 2061 02:14:16.199 --> 02:14:18.560 long time and fought the drug war all across the 2062 02:14:18.560 --> 02:14:19.359 state of Michigan. 2063 02:14:19.680 --> 02:14:21.399 I fought the drug war because I grew up in. 2064 02:14:21.319 --> 02:14:23.720 A home where my parents Douw's cannabis and now my 2065 02:14:23.760 --> 02:14:26.399 parents weren't criminals, and I'm glad to say today in 2066 02:14:26.399 --> 02:14:27.159 Michigan they're not. 2067 02:14:27.840 --> 02:14:30.079 I'm really honored to be here in Hashbash today. 2068 02:14:30.079 --> 02:14:31.680 One of the things I think is the greatest about 2069 02:14:31.680 --> 02:14:35.159 Hashbash is kind of in the name hash Bash, right, 2070 02:14:35.199 --> 02:14:37.520 and the bash part is that, like, we're all celebrating 2071 02:14:37.560 --> 02:14:40.479 something today, but it's also a protest and it's very 2072 02:14:40.760 --> 02:14:43.399 It's not real common that you get people together and 2073 02:14:43.439 --> 02:14:46.560 we all celebrate something at the same time we're protesting something. 2074 02:14:46.720 --> 02:14:48.920 And I think that's what's really beautiful about this place 2075 02:14:49.159 --> 02:14:51.479 and everything that's here. And I'm really honored to be 2076 02:14:51.520 --> 02:14:54.720 here because of the history of Hashbash fifty three years 2077 02:14:54.960 --> 02:14:57.520 that's amazing, and all the people that came before us, 2078 02:14:57.960 --> 02:15:01.720 people like John Sinclair that the way recently, Rick Thompson, 2079 02:15:02.279 --> 02:15:06.760 hass gersh Brad. I can go on and on, but anyway, 2080 02:15:07.079 --> 02:15:09.600 that's the history and it's really great to be here 2081 02:15:09.640 --> 02:15:12.319 and to honor that. That's part of the celebration. Also, 2082 02:15:12.439 --> 02:15:15.560 like I said, celebrating the plant. That's really important and 2083 02:15:15.560 --> 02:15:18.239 that's what we're all here doing today. I also think 2084 02:15:18.880 --> 02:15:24.720 the protest parts obviously important, there's still things to protest. Federally, 2085 02:15:24.920 --> 02:15:30.039 it's still illegal. That's fucked up. It shouldn't be illegal 2086 02:15:30.119 --> 02:15:32.720 federally on the federal controlled Substance List. 2087 02:15:33.439 --> 02:15:35.399 Lots of changes still need to be made. 2088 02:15:35.520 --> 02:15:40.159 At the state level, it's also on the controlled substance List. 2089 02:15:40.239 --> 02:15:44.760 Still, that's fucked up. We need less regulation. 2090 02:15:46.279 --> 02:15:51.359 It's choking the industry, it's preventing access to medicine to people. 2091 02:15:53.359 --> 02:15:57.359 We also need change at the local level. We need 2092 02:15:57.560 --> 02:16:03.439 more municipalities to allow for marijuana establishments. And that's important 2093 02:16:03.520 --> 02:16:06.319 because everyone here that's from Michigan, each one of you 2094 02:16:06.720 --> 02:16:09.439 can run for city council, you can be on a 2095 02:16:09.479 --> 02:16:13.800 planning commission, you can get involved, and that's really important. 2096 02:16:14.079 --> 02:16:17.760 So let's continue and honor both, you know, the protest 2097 02:16:17.800 --> 02:16:21.399 part of this and the celebration, because there's a lot 2098 02:16:21.399 --> 02:16:24.920 of both today and when we're talking about the municipal 2099 02:16:24.960 --> 02:16:27.399 involvement and you know, running for city council. 2100 02:16:27.680 --> 02:16:31.199 There's nobody better I could introduce next. He's a dear. 2101 02:16:31.039 --> 02:16:36.079 Friend of mine. His name is al Witt, mister gaylord himself. 2102 02:16:37.680 --> 02:16:39.360 All right, hold on, I just want to say one thing. 2103 02:16:39.479 --> 02:16:43.000 I just wanted to little little miscommunication. I just wanted 2104 02:16:43.280 --> 02:16:47.799 Josh to introduce l and not necessarily go yet, so. 2105 02:16:48.000 --> 02:16:49.959 I'll just keep it quick. But I want some people 2106 02:16:50.000 --> 02:16:50.719 to know that. 2107 02:16:51.200 --> 02:16:54.959 Josh became an attorney specifically to fight the drug war. 2108 02:16:57.040 --> 02:16:59.399 He's now running a company and he's put together a 2109 02:16:59.440 --> 02:17:03.559 team of people who understand the history of cannabis, who 2110 02:17:03.639 --> 02:17:06.520 understand the culture, understand the nature of the product, who 2111 02:17:06.559 --> 02:17:07.479 take it seriously. 2112 02:17:07.520 --> 02:17:10.440 We have a passion for it, and so that's that's. 2113 02:17:10.360 --> 02:17:13.319 Very respectworthy in this day and age, and he should 2114 02:17:13.360 --> 02:17:14.959 really be acknowledged for that in a lot of the 2115 02:17:14.959 --> 02:17:17.680 great work and landmark cases that he's been involved into. 2116 02:17:18.120 --> 02:17:22.559 Remember the stupid transportation law. Josh was the one that 2117 02:17:22.559 --> 02:17:25.680 helped to get rid of that thing. So please give 2118 02:17:25.680 --> 02:17:30.200 it up again one more time for Josh. And yes, 2119 02:17:30.680 --> 02:17:33.440 Galer City Councilman mister. 2120 02:17:33.280 --> 02:17:39.040 Al Witt has best. How's it going out there? 2121 02:17:41.040 --> 02:17:43.319 So nine years ago I was walking around to that card. 2122 02:17:43.360 --> 02:17:46.280 Nobody kne who the fuck I was. Two months later, 2123 02:17:46.360 --> 02:17:49.120 got raided by the state police and they put me 2124 02:17:49.159 --> 02:17:51.760 in jail. It's some bullshit, right for some fucking we 2125 02:17:52.079 --> 02:17:56.000 manh Thirty five people got raided. I was the only 2126 02:17:56.040 --> 02:18:00.000 one to stand up and fight. Two people were killed, families. 2127 02:17:59.559 --> 02:18:00.319 Got some part. 2128 02:18:00.360 --> 02:18:02.559 They took everything from us. It's a bunch of bullshit, 2129 02:18:02.600 --> 02:18:04.399 you know what I mean. But you know, I got 2130 02:18:04.399 --> 02:18:07.120 out of jail with fucking nothing. They took everything, and 2131 02:18:07.159 --> 02:18:08.920 I was like, that's bullshit. There's people out here dying 2132 02:18:08.959 --> 02:18:11.120 that need this plan. So I stood up and I 2133 02:18:11.200 --> 02:18:13.520 chose right there that we're gonna fight this and that. 2134 02:18:13.680 --> 02:18:15.360 Ever since that day, I never looked back. And it 2135 02:18:15.479 --> 02:18:18.040 changed my life and it got us here. I ended 2136 02:18:18.120 --> 02:18:20.120 up going to jail for a while. Josh Kobt was 2137 02:18:20.159 --> 02:18:22.959 my attorney. We took it all the way. State Supreme 2138 02:18:23.000 --> 02:18:26.600 Court changed laws, and we all here making changes. I 2139 02:18:26.639 --> 02:18:28.879 ran a petition drive. We changed the law in the town, 2140 02:18:28.920 --> 02:18:32.399 but before they could prosecute me. Then on top of that, 2141 02:18:32.440 --> 02:18:34.040 once I got out of jail, they said I couldn't 2142 02:18:34.079 --> 02:18:36.760 smoke weed, So I said fuck you, and I ran 2143 02:18:36.799 --> 02:18:39.680 for city counts on pelony probation. I beat a cop 2144 02:18:39.760 --> 02:18:42.520 that was twenty two years of state police. I beat 2145 02:18:42.639 --> 02:18:46.239 the head of Ems's wife, and we beat them by 2146 02:18:46.239 --> 02:18:50.239 a landslide, like astronomical numbers, like they didn't even show 2147 02:18:50.319 --> 02:18:52.799 up type shit. But that's all through weed, and you 2148 02:18:52.799 --> 02:18:55.399 can do anything. And I'm a felon and I became 2149 02:18:55.479 --> 02:18:57.920 city council and that's how you changed the shit. It 2150 02:18:57.959 --> 02:19:00.600 starts from within and it's little people like uh got 2151 02:19:00.639 --> 02:19:02.200 standing up and make the change. Because when we you 2152 02:19:02.280 --> 02:19:05.319 not together, that's just powerful, and they're afraid of that. 2153 02:19:05.319 --> 02:19:06.879 That's why we gotta stand up for this shit. 2154 02:19:06.920 --> 02:19:09.920 And guys like Johnson Claire, he's gonna started all this, 2155 02:19:10.000 --> 02:19:11.840 and we owe all the respect to those guys. 2156 02:19:12.319 --> 02:19:13.600 Lots of us have died. 2157 02:19:13.399 --> 02:19:15.840 And far we're gonna continue to carry this tarch, this 2158 02:19:16.000 --> 02:19:18.280 worrying over this. Still people enjoy it, jail for it. 2159 02:19:18.440 --> 02:19:22.399 Prison families are still affected. People are still fucking dying. 2160 02:19:22.760 --> 02:19:24.799 But corporate moneys are making bank off it and they 2161 02:19:24.799 --> 02:19:25.559 ain't doing shit. 2162 02:19:25.959 --> 02:19:28.079 That's why we with Met's Cafe. 2163 02:19:27.680 --> 02:19:29.920 We work with the caregivers, We work the local people, 2164 02:19:30.200 --> 02:19:32.600 and were team enough to take on these corporate hassholes 2165 02:19:32.840 --> 02:19:34.239 and give you people what's right. 2166 02:19:34.600 --> 02:19:35.239 And that's good. 2167 02:19:35.239 --> 02:19:38.280 We good medicine for a good fucking price. But we 2168 02:19:38.399 --> 02:19:40.479 out here fighting and this shit ain't over and we 2169 02:19:40.520 --> 02:19:43.520 need to get everybody out this jail, all right. In 2170 02:19:43.559 --> 02:19:45.559 the word of Johnson Clair, he said, a good friend 2171 02:19:45.600 --> 02:19:49.959 of mine. He said, fuck the motherfucking authority. I'm out 2172 02:19:51.760 --> 02:19:54.399 and I gotta bring in the next big hitter. This 2173 02:19:54.479 --> 02:19:59.200 is our Cathay Kirk, twelve time high time chance edible activists, 2174 02:19:59.520 --> 02:20:02.959 the man, motherfucking legend. Here you go, brother Kathin Kirk 2175 02:20:03.000 --> 02:20:08.079 gets an on it. Thank you all, God bless you folks. 2176 02:20:09.399 --> 02:20:12.639 I'm not a politician. I'm not gonna blow smoke up 2177 02:20:12.680 --> 02:20:16.040 your ass. I'm not gonna incite a bloodbath. But I'm 2178 02:20:16.079 --> 02:20:19.680 gonna answer a question here, So please pay attention to 2179 02:20:19.760 --> 02:20:24.000 this because this is important. I've been asked many times, 2180 02:20:24.079 --> 02:20:29.799 Hey captain, it's legal, Now, why do we attend hashbash? 2181 02:20:30.000 --> 02:20:31.399 Well, I'm gonna answer. 2182 02:20:31.079 --> 02:20:31.680 That for you. 2183 02:20:33.559 --> 02:20:37.120 I will remember John Sinclair, a man that gave up 2184 02:20:37.159 --> 02:20:41.319 his life and went to jail for giving two joints 2185 02:20:41.639 --> 02:20:45.840 to an undercover agent. I will remember the hard work 2186 02:20:46.079 --> 02:20:50.479 of Adam Brooke. I will remember the hard work of 2187 02:20:50.559 --> 02:20:55.000 the activists that stood out in the sun, the snow, 2188 02:20:56.079 --> 02:20:59.680 the hot heat, everything that we went through to collect 2189 02:20:59.680 --> 02:21:04.280 six natures to make legalization, only to be pushed out 2190 02:21:04.280 --> 02:21:09.159 of something we helped build. I remember the medical benefit 2191 02:21:09.319 --> 02:21:13.920 of this plant. I will remember the fifty three narcotics. 2192 02:21:14.399 --> 02:21:18.639 I got off of all by myself with the medical 2193 02:21:18.760 --> 02:21:24.959 plant called cannabis. I will remember what it felt like 2194 02:21:25.040 --> 02:21:27.719 to go home at night and wonder when my door 2195 02:21:27.879 --> 02:21:30.159 was gonna get kicked in and go back to the 2196 02:21:30.200 --> 02:21:33.639 boot in the face in the sixteen Many of. 2197 02:21:33.600 --> 02:21:36.040 You don't have to go through that, and God bless 2198 02:21:36.079 --> 02:21:36.440 you for that. 2199 02:21:42.319 --> 02:21:45.680 I will remember many people that are in jail and 2200 02:21:45.840 --> 02:21:49.959 have been jailed and had their families disrupted over a 2201 02:21:50.040 --> 02:21:57.959 cannabis plant. I will remember the consequences when caught with 2202 02:21:58.159 --> 02:22:01.079 cannabis back in the day. Many of you don't have 2203 02:22:01.159 --> 02:22:03.479 to go through that. I want you all to remember 2204 02:22:03.559 --> 02:22:06.360 quite a few things. We all stand here in solidarity. 2205 02:22:07.040 --> 02:22:10.680 There's many warriors that have passed this year. 2206 02:22:11.600 --> 02:22:15.799 John Sinclair a few days ago, I want to remember 2207 02:22:15.840 --> 02:22:17.120 and some people said it today. 2208 02:22:17.200 --> 02:22:18.719 Kershavery also known as. 2209 02:22:18.639 --> 02:22:25.879 Peanut Butter, Doug Orton, Rick Thompson has Prelude, Steve Levenger, 2210 02:22:26.479 --> 02:22:29.840 Brad Limke. Many of these people stood out there and 2211 02:22:29.879 --> 02:22:33.319 fought for the rights that you all have now. I 2212 02:22:33.399 --> 02:22:36.879 will remember for the rest of my life what it's 2213 02:22:37.000 --> 02:22:40.719 like now to stand in public and smoke a joint 2214 02:22:41.239 --> 02:22:44.600 without that gun and boot in my face, and you 2215 02:22:44.680 --> 02:22:50.479 should remember that too. Before I go, I want to 2216 02:22:50.479 --> 02:22:53.760 say one more word. I want you all to remember 2217 02:22:53.799 --> 02:22:57.239 this moment. Look to the people to your left, look 2218 02:22:57.319 --> 02:23:01.000 to the people to your right. Remember this moment, remember 2219 02:23:01.040 --> 02:23:04.959 this day. This is not about me, This is not 2220 02:23:05.040 --> 02:23:09.840 about anything else but us as a community fighting for 2221 02:23:09.879 --> 02:23:14.040 a plant that brought us medical stuff. I am off 2222 02:23:14.159 --> 02:23:18.159 all kinds of pills, I'm off alcohol. The only thing 2223 02:23:18.200 --> 02:23:21.079 that I'm scared of about everything that went on is 2224 02:23:21.120 --> 02:23:25.719 we've lost that medical benefit. We here in Michigan, we've 2225 02:23:25.879 --> 02:23:27.639 proved the medical benefit of it. 2226 02:23:27.959 --> 02:23:29.840 That's what brought legalization. 2227 02:23:30.639 --> 02:23:34.959 I also remember building the very first, along with many others, 2228 02:23:35.000 --> 02:23:38.719 the very first dispensary east of Colorado. We did that 2229 02:23:38.799 --> 02:23:44.000 in Yipsilanti, Michigan. Give yourself a random applause that happened here, 2230 02:23:44.920 --> 02:23:47.479 and these people up on these steps made that so 2231 02:23:47.600 --> 02:23:49.840 again when you hear that voice, go. 2232 02:23:49.760 --> 02:23:51.520 Why do I gotta go to hashbash? 2233 02:23:51.600 --> 02:23:54.719 It's legal point the things out I said to you, 2234 02:23:55.120 --> 02:23:59.079 Remember those traditions, Remember those people, all the hard work 2235 02:23:59.120 --> 02:23:59.799 that they did. 2236 02:24:00.360 --> 02:24:02.040 God bless you all and thank you. 2237 02:24:12.239 --> 02:24:13.440 Back again this time tender. 2238 02:24:13.479 --> 02:24:16.479 Do someone else in the judicial world, our prosecutor here 2239 02:24:16.479 --> 02:24:19.040 in Washington County has been an ally and a friend 2240 02:24:19.079 --> 02:24:21.879 to us for many many years. Now most counties aren't 2241 02:24:21.879 --> 02:24:25.040 as lucky. So please welcome to the stage our prosecutor, 2242 02:24:25.120 --> 02:24:26.559 my friend Ellie Savat. 2243 02:24:31.280 --> 02:24:34.440 What's up, hashbash? I want to make one thing, very 2244 02:24:34.559 --> 02:24:38.520 very clear. Standing here as the Washtot County prosecutor, I 2245 02:24:38.559 --> 02:24:41.840 can assure all of you not a single person is 2246 02:24:41.879 --> 02:24:46.520 being prosecuted today for the use or possession of cannabis. 2247 02:24:49.479 --> 02:24:52.920 And by the way, that's not just true today because 2248 02:24:52.959 --> 02:24:57.520 we don't prosecute that in Washingtot County. Yes, marijuana's legal. 2249 02:24:57.520 --> 02:25:00.799 Cannabis is legal, but if you have like a little 2250 02:25:00.799 --> 02:25:03.319 bit too much marijuana, a little bit too much cannabis, 2251 02:25:03.959 --> 02:25:09.000 that is not a good use of prosecutorial resources. We 2252 02:25:09.639 --> 02:25:13.719 would never prosecute somebody for having too many bottles of wine. 2253 02:25:14.479 --> 02:25:18.079 We call that person a collector, a connoisseur. 2254 02:25:18.799 --> 02:25:23.920 Why would we prosecute somebody for being a connoisseur of cannabis. 2255 02:25:26.840 --> 02:25:29.319 But I want to say that despite the fact that 2256 02:25:29.360 --> 02:25:31.479 it is legal here, despite the fact that this movement 2257 02:25:32.239 --> 02:25:38.559 has largely succeeded in Michigan, the work isn't done. There 2258 02:25:38.600 --> 02:25:44.200 are still far too many people who remain who can 2259 02:25:44.200 --> 02:25:49.159 continue to have criminal convictions for possession or use of 2260 02:25:49.200 --> 02:25:50.479 a substance that. 2261 02:25:50.479 --> 02:25:56.600 Is now legal. Think about that. Why on earth should 2262 02:25:56.639 --> 02:25:57.959 ay criminal conviction. 2263 02:25:57.760 --> 02:26:02.559 Remain on your record for something that is no longer 2264 02:26:03.079 --> 02:26:08.360 a crime. So, not only do we need to legalize 2265 02:26:08.680 --> 02:26:12.479 cannabis across the country, we need to expunge all of 2266 02:26:12.520 --> 02:26:16.319 those old criminal cannabis convictions. We need to do that 2267 02:26:16.600 --> 02:26:19.559 in all fifty states. We need to do that on 2268 02:26:19.600 --> 02:26:23.760 the federal level. And this movement that started here on 2269 02:26:23.840 --> 02:26:27.319 the steps of the Michigan Diag in ann Arbor and 2270 02:26:27.399 --> 02:26:31.639 got cannabis legalized here is the movement that will ultimately 2271 02:26:32.000 --> 02:26:35.440 ensure that that is the case across all fifty states 2272 02:26:35.600 --> 02:26:37.680 and at the federal level. And the work is not 2273 02:26:37.799 --> 02:26:41.760 done until every single cannabis conviction is off people's records 2274 02:26:41.840 --> 02:26:43.200 and it is legal nationwide. 2275 02:26:43.440 --> 02:26:48.000 Thank you, thank you. 2276 02:26:52.079 --> 02:26:52.239 Right. 2277 02:26:53.079 --> 02:26:55.159 I think this is the last intro I have And 2278 02:26:55.239 --> 02:26:58.239 this man is currently one of my team Wilson favorites 2279 02:26:58.920 --> 02:27:02.399 are stay representative out of ippsil aany As a freshman REP. 2280 02:27:02.559 --> 02:27:04.440 Came up and took up a bunch of bills that 2281 02:27:04.520 --> 02:27:07.200 former friends had left due to term limits, and he 2282 02:27:07.239 --> 02:27:10.239 has fought to educate and talk to his caucus about 2283 02:27:10.239 --> 02:27:12.840 why there is so much more work to do. I'm 2284 02:27:12.879 --> 02:27:16.159 super excited to introduce you guys to Stay Reped Jimmy Wilson. 2285 02:27:19.840 --> 02:27:24.760 What's up, past Bash, I'm Jimmy Wilson Stay Representative out 2286 02:27:24.760 --> 02:27:26.719 of Ipsilanti and up in Lanson. 2287 02:27:26.760 --> 02:27:27.600 We've been working hard. 2288 02:27:27.680 --> 02:27:30.719 I got my legislator director there, Leah Dotson, and we 2289 02:27:30.799 --> 02:27:31.680 hit the ground running. 2290 02:27:31.879 --> 02:27:33.280 We got in there. It's a lot of things we 2291 02:27:33.319 --> 02:27:34.040 need to change. 2292 02:27:34.200 --> 02:27:37.799 And let me tell you one thing in specific right now, 2293 02:27:37.920 --> 02:27:41.959 in our K twelve system, our students they can have 2294 02:27:42.120 --> 02:27:46.680 their medicine stored in nurses offices and secretary's offices. 2295 02:27:46.680 --> 02:27:49.959 But our pediatric medical. 2296 02:27:49.639 --> 02:27:53.280 Marijuana patients that are K twelve, they actually can't store 2297 02:27:53.360 --> 02:27:56.639 their stuff their medicine in the office is the same way. 2298 02:27:56.680 --> 02:27:59.520 And so my legislation that I've introduced, it's a reintroduction. 2299 02:28:00.000 --> 02:28:02.799 This is called Jaden's Law. And I don't know where's 2300 02:28:02.879 --> 02:28:06.639 Jaden at where's Jaden? Oh, they're probably up there. Okay, 2301 02:28:07.000 --> 02:28:11.319 we got Jaden young man. Now, he has been pushing 2302 02:28:11.319 --> 02:28:14.360 for this for a long time. He suffers from seizures 2303 02:28:14.760 --> 02:28:19.040 and epilepsy. Look, we need to allow him to have 2304 02:28:19.120 --> 02:28:22.040 his medicine in the schools, just like anybody else has 2305 02:28:22.079 --> 02:28:25.360 their medicine in the schools. The specific key key to 2306 02:28:25.440 --> 02:28:29.040 this is this is non smokable cannabis that we're actually 2307 02:28:29.079 --> 02:28:32.719 pushing to be allowed in the school system, and we 2308 02:28:32.760 --> 02:28:36.760 actually have bipartisan support. This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue. 2309 02:28:36.760 --> 02:28:39.680 This is actually just a fairness issue where we're trying 2310 02:28:39.680 --> 02:28:42.879 to allow our pediatric medical marijuana patients to have their 2311 02:28:42.920 --> 02:28:45.719 medicine stored in the school the same way I have 2312 02:28:45.760 --> 02:28:49.159 a son, he has ADHD. He has a control substance 2313 02:28:49.159 --> 02:28:50.040 that gets to get. 2314 02:28:49.840 --> 02:28:51.639 Stored in the school. 2315 02:28:52.000 --> 02:28:55.120 Why can't this other control substance also be stored in 2316 02:28:55.159 --> 02:28:58.040 the school so that way these kids can have their 2317 02:28:58.079 --> 02:29:00.840 medicine the same way. I need you all to make 2318 02:29:00.840 --> 02:29:03.319 sure you're supporting Jaden's law and make sure you reach 2319 02:29:03.360 --> 02:29:05.399 out to your state reps and your state senators to. 2320 02:29:05.360 --> 02:29:06.399 Support in Jaden's law. 2321 02:29:06.440 --> 02:29:08.399 We got to get this over the finish line and 2322 02:29:08.440 --> 02:29:12.920 bring fairness in the school system. Now, one more thing, 2323 02:29:13.600 --> 02:29:19.280 and let me bring Lee up here. So we've been 2324 02:29:19.319 --> 02:29:23.479 talking a lot about descheduling at the federal level, but 2325 02:29:23.559 --> 02:29:25.399 we also need to get that done here at the 2326 02:29:25.440 --> 02:29:30.079 state level. We need to deschedule cannabis here at the 2327 02:29:30.079 --> 02:29:35.959 state level. And next week we're gonna be introducing the 2328 02:29:36.079 --> 02:29:45.319 John Sinclair Act to deschedule cannabis here in Michigan. It's pastime. 2329 02:29:45.840 --> 02:29:49.200 This is twenty twenty four. All of our constituents, all 2330 02:29:49.280 --> 02:29:51.399 of you here, I know you support this. We gotta 2331 02:29:51.440 --> 02:29:54.639 get this done and in the books and get it 2332 02:29:54.639 --> 02:29:56.799 to the governor's desk so she can sign it. So 2333 02:29:56.840 --> 02:30:00.879 we need all your support to support the John Sinclair 2334 02:30:02.920 --> 02:30:06.959 Descheduling Act that will be reintroducing next week. 2335 02:30:07.280 --> 02:30:08.840 I hope I can get you a support on that. 2336 02:30:09.239 --> 02:30:10.559 Once again. I'm Jimmy Wilson. 2337 02:30:10.600 --> 02:30:20.680 Thank you all, all right, Representative Wilson. 2338 02:30:20.680 --> 02:30:23.799 He's really kind of picked up the georch and become 2339 02:30:23.840 --> 02:30:27.079 our friend in the State House of Representatives. And obviously 2340 02:30:27.719 --> 02:30:31.520 he is introducing some sensible legislation to help out with 2341 02:30:31.600 --> 02:30:35.399 cannabis reform. So I've getten some help here from uh 2342 02:30:35.840 --> 02:30:38.360 from Leah who he just brought up in order to 2343 02:30:38.920 --> 02:30:44.079 introduce many people today. But shear Surf, she herself deserves 2344 02:30:44.079 --> 02:30:47.399 to be recognized little bit more. She's the chair of 2345 02:30:47.440 --> 02:30:52.040 the Cannabis Caucus here in Michigan. She's on staff with 2346 02:30:52.159 --> 02:30:55.559 Representative Wilson. She's helped at many of these great representatives 2347 02:30:55.600 --> 02:30:59.639 who were here today. So let's give her a few 2348 02:30:59.639 --> 02:31:03.000 minutes on her own. Help me to introduce Leah Schuyler. 2349 02:31:07.159 --> 02:31:11.680 Happy Hashbash. 2350 02:31:11.760 --> 02:31:13.840 So I want to start by taking a moment to 2351 02:31:14.000 --> 02:31:17.600 remember Zahuddah Boss and Rick Thompson, the two mentors I 2352 02:31:17.639 --> 02:31:19.440 had who kept me in this world and kept me 2353 02:31:19.520 --> 02:31:23.719 coming back. Sahuda was an epilepsy patient. She was a 2354 02:31:23.799 --> 02:31:27.719 devout Muslim woman who broke all the norms to say 2355 02:31:27.719 --> 02:31:31.239 that this medicine works for me. And instead of staying quiet, 2356 02:31:31.399 --> 02:31:33.159 she got as loud as possible. 2357 02:31:33.479 --> 02:31:35.680 And so me and my friends have promised we will. 2358 02:31:35.639 --> 02:31:39.639 Stay as loud as possible. There is so much to do, 2359 02:31:40.000 --> 02:31:42.840 There is so much to keep talking about and celebrating. 2360 02:31:43.200 --> 02:31:46.959 This is a community like none other. This plan has 2361 02:31:47.000 --> 02:31:50.280 brought people from all walks of life together, and I 2362 02:31:50.319 --> 02:31:54.000 am so thankful for that. You've heard that I mess 2363 02:31:54.040 --> 02:31:59.079 around in politics, government, cannabis, campaign work policy. I am 2364 02:31:59.159 --> 02:32:02.159 one voice, and I desperately want you to come storm 2365 02:32:02.239 --> 02:32:04.840 lancing with me in those offices. Come tell your stories. 2366 02:32:04.840 --> 02:32:08.000 Come explain why it's your medicine. Come share who's still 2367 02:32:08.000 --> 02:32:09.200 sitting in the prison that you. 2368 02:32:09.200 --> 02:32:10.360 Want to come home. 2369 02:32:11.120 --> 02:32:14.440 There are so many people who think we got our 2370 02:32:14.479 --> 02:32:15.600 two acts and we're done. 2371 02:32:15.639 --> 02:32:16.600 We are not done. 2372 02:32:16.680 --> 02:32:17.879 We will not be quiet. 2373 02:32:18.040 --> 02:32:19.840 You will not keep us out of those rooms, and 2374 02:32:19.879 --> 02:32:22.879 you will never touch our medicine. So thank you for 2375 02:32:22.959 --> 02:32:25.959 this community, for the friendships. And again thank you to 2376 02:32:26.040 --> 02:32:29.920 the people Zahada to Rick Thompson to John Sinclair for 2377 02:32:30.000 --> 02:32:32.079 the lessons and the things that they taught, and for 2378 02:32:32.159 --> 02:32:33.959 taking someone like me who never thought I'd be in 2379 02:32:34.000 --> 02:32:36.200 this world and saying, come, this is where you belong, 2380 02:32:36.319 --> 02:32:36.959 this is home. 2381 02:32:37.239 --> 02:32:39.680 So happy hashbash, keep pushing. 2382 02:32:39.600 --> 02:32:46.920 Keep smoking, right, all right, thank you Leah, very much appreciated. 2383 02:32:47.000 --> 02:32:49.440 Thanks for helping me out today, of course too. All right, 2384 02:32:49.440 --> 02:32:50.360 we're almost at the end. 2385 02:32:50.360 --> 02:32:53.319 We have a couple more great speakers, a couple of 2386 02:32:53.319 --> 02:32:55.840 great attorneys have been involved with us for many years. 2387 02:32:56.479 --> 02:32:59.120 Our next attorney is one of the partners in the 2388 02:32:59.159 --> 02:33:03.840 Great Cannabis Council Law firm. His other main partner, mister 2389 02:33:03.920 --> 02:33:07.920 Matt Abels right out there, joined us surprisingly today. I'm 2390 02:33:08.000 --> 02:33:11.639 very happy to have him around Cannabis Council has done 2391 02:33:11.680 --> 02:33:16.159 nothing but cannabis work since mainly since even before the 2392 02:33:16.280 --> 02:33:19.399 change of laws. They've really paid attention. Tom has done 2393 02:33:19.399 --> 02:33:21.239 a great work for a lot of people over the 2394 02:33:21.319 --> 02:33:23.520 years in many ways, and he's been an activist along 2395 02:33:23.520 --> 02:33:26.520 with the rest of us too, and really happy to 2396 02:33:26.559 --> 02:33:28.239 have him here and help us round this out. 2397 02:33:28.319 --> 02:33:32.920 Let's here for Tom Levine. 2398 02:33:34.079 --> 02:33:39.799 All right, Ashmash. So here we are. We've come a 2399 02:33:39.840 --> 02:33:41.120 long way. 2400 02:33:41.760 --> 02:33:45.680 We could grow twelve plants at home and keep the 2401 02:33:45.879 --> 02:33:48.639 entire harvests under lock and key. 2402 02:33:49.200 --> 02:33:54.719 Now, how cool is that? So here we are. However, 2403 02:33:55.159 --> 02:33:56.479 we do have a lot. 2404 02:33:56.319 --> 02:33:57.079 Of work to do. 2405 02:33:57.200 --> 02:34:04.159 We still don't have fair employer treatment. That's a huge 2406 02:34:04.200 --> 02:34:09.319 issue that we need to deal with. And the descheduling 2407 02:34:09.959 --> 02:34:13.920 of cannabis, both federally and on the state level. 2408 02:34:13.959 --> 02:34:16.479 Would have a ripple through effect. 2409 02:34:17.000 --> 02:34:21.399 It affects housing, it affects banking, it affects all of 2410 02:34:21.440 --> 02:34:24.200 these different issues. If you just do that one thing 2411 02:34:24.680 --> 02:34:28.799 of descheduling cannabis, so that would be the big. 2412 02:34:28.479 --> 02:34:32.760 Step forward that we need. The current plan to. 2413 02:34:33.000 --> 02:34:38.040 Reschedule it is really insufficient and it's inconsistent with the 2414 02:34:38.399 --> 02:34:42.360 way that we do business at the state level. So 2415 02:34:42.399 --> 02:34:47.319 it doesn't really make sense. So I encourage you to 2416 02:34:47.399 --> 02:34:49.440 get out there and vote. And I see a bunch 2417 02:34:49.440 --> 02:34:52.280 of young people cutting through here. We need to run 2418 02:34:52.360 --> 02:34:56.479 for office. We need people who are smokers who are 2419 02:34:56.559 --> 02:34:59.799 running for office. We need people to get out and 2420 02:35:00.079 --> 02:35:03.879 vote to make sure these policies keep moving in the 2421 02:35:03.959 --> 02:35:09.639 right direction. Patients are still discriminated against. I still get 2422 02:35:09.760 --> 02:35:15.280 calls from mothers who have babies where THHC is found 2423 02:35:15.360 --> 02:35:20.399 in their system and the CPS is getting involved. 2424 02:35:20.680 --> 02:35:23.239 You know this needs to stop. 2425 02:35:24.239 --> 02:35:28.239 I still get employment issues where people really have trouble 2426 02:35:29.760 --> 02:35:33.520 and here they are using it as a medicine and 2427 02:35:33.559 --> 02:35:37.239 they haven't used it in days, and they're still not 2428 02:35:37.399 --> 02:35:38.520 able to get the job. 2429 02:35:39.639 --> 02:35:42.920 It's just injustice. 2430 02:35:43.520 --> 02:35:48.600 The social justice that this movement represents really came through 2431 02:35:48.719 --> 02:35:52.639 strong when we saw the photographs of the people still 2432 02:35:52.760 --> 02:35:56.079 serving in prison for marijuana. 2433 02:35:57.520 --> 02:35:59.399 So here we go, man. 2434 02:35:59.440 --> 02:36:03.719 Let's sell break because we have made a long, long way. 2435 02:36:03.879 --> 02:36:08.399 Let's get involved and let's smoke some weed people, all. 2436 02:36:08.360 --> 02:36:12.360 Right, for the weed? All right? 2437 02:36:12.360 --> 02:36:12.920 Thanks Tom. 2438 02:36:13.000 --> 02:36:17.280 Tom Levine, Cannabis Council and deputy director of the Revived 2439 02:36:17.479 --> 02:36:21.840 Michigan Normal Chapter. I might add, yeah, so let's hear 2440 02:36:21.840 --> 02:36:26.079 it for Michigan normal, Hey, so so, rounding things out 2441 02:36:26.319 --> 02:36:30.239 and then we're gonna get to some music. Another great 2442 02:36:30.239 --> 02:36:33.920 attorney been involved in this in this world for many 2443 02:36:33.959 --> 02:36:36.959 years since the change of the uh, the Medical Act 2444 02:36:37.000 --> 02:36:40.280 and two thousand and eight or so, he's does a 2445 02:36:40.280 --> 02:36:43.319 lot of work with us with the Great Lace Expongement Network. Thankfully, 2446 02:36:44.239 --> 02:36:47.440 and uh uh we'll be back to wrap this up 2447 02:36:47.440 --> 02:36:50.319 and get to the band. But let's hear it for 2448 02:36:50.319 --> 02:36:52.399 Paul to Linda, thank you, thank you. 2449 02:36:53.520 --> 02:36:58.159 It's up hash bash h. Take a look around and 2450 02:36:59.159 --> 02:37:02.559 thank your neighbor, thank yourself. Look at how far we've come. 2451 02:37:04.520 --> 02:37:08.360 The voices and the faces and the stories that you've seen, 2452 02:37:08.440 --> 02:37:12.239 you've heard today started because they were sick of something, 2453 02:37:12.280 --> 02:37:15.479 They were sick of someone's shit. They wanted to change, 2454 02:37:15.840 --> 02:37:20.840 they wanted to be free. And in their search for freedom, 2455 02:37:20.959 --> 02:37:25.200 they brought along everybody else. And we stand on the 2456 02:37:25.200 --> 02:37:30.920 shoulders of giants, and we stand behind their accomplishments, and 2457 02:37:30.959 --> 02:37:33.840 we walk the path that they have created for us. 2458 02:37:35.079 --> 02:37:36.440 And those paths are not done. 2459 02:37:36.719 --> 02:37:42.840 The work is not done, the accomplishments are not complete. 2460 02:37:43.319 --> 02:37:47.799 So finish, be sick of it, pursue that freedom for 2461 02:37:47.840 --> 02:37:50.920 yourself and bring the rest of us along with you. 2462 02:37:53.639 --> 02:37:58.239 Become the government. Don't fuck the government, don't fight the government. 2463 02:37:58.600 --> 02:38:01.879 Become the government. The reason that you see these friendly 2464 02:38:01.920 --> 02:38:05.639 faces up here who can speak out and their ability 2465 02:38:05.719 --> 02:38:09.399 to change with the positions that they have, is because 2466 02:38:09.399 --> 02:38:11.440 they were sick of it and the change. 2467 02:38:11.079 --> 02:38:14.920 That they wanted to see they became. They did it. 2468 02:38:15.719 --> 02:38:19.559 Take that job, run for that office. Sick of shit, 2469 02:38:20.120 --> 02:38:24.719 Go be that shit, make it happen. It's up to you. 2470 02:38:25.120 --> 02:38:28.159 That's how we got here, That's how we got this far. 2471 02:38:29.879 --> 02:38:34.840 Thank you, all right, all right, thanks man, Thanks all right, 2472 02:38:34.879 --> 02:38:37.959 Paul to Linda. That's it for the speakers. Really appreciate 2473 02:38:37.959 --> 02:38:42.280 everybody listening to everybody's great presentation today. I appreciate everybody's participation. 2474 02:38:43.280 --> 02:38:46.520 Please help us clean up a little bit. There's extra 2475 02:38:46.600 --> 02:38:49.559 garbage cans and stuff this year, so if you could 2476 02:38:49.559 --> 02:38:51.520 be mindful of that, that'd be less work for us 2477 02:38:51.520 --> 02:38:53.399 when this is all over. But now we have time 2478 02:38:53.520 --> 02:38:56.280 left to listen to some great music. As soon as 2479 02:38:56.319 --> 02:38:58.159 they're ready, we're going to turn this over to Tom 2480 02:38:58.200 --> 02:39:01.520 Wall and Cosmic Not. They're gonna bring some other people 2481 02:39:01.520 --> 02:39:04.120 into play with them. Tom invariably we'll be jamming with 2482 02:39:04.159 --> 02:39:07.399 this plant right here. Howpay in it up to some electrodes. 2483 02:39:07.440 --> 02:39:12.799 That's a cosmic spluge strain, very musical and stick around 2484 02:39:12.799 --> 02:39:17.239 and Tom Wall and cosmic knot. Thanks everybody. I think 2485 02:39:17.239 --> 02:39:19.200 it was a great Hashbash. Should we hear it one 2486 02:39:19.280 --> 02:39:25.479 last time for Hashbash? Everybody who's not here, John Sinclair, 2487 02:39:26.799 --> 02:39:30.879 my best friend, Rick Thompson. I appreciate all the all 2488 02:39:30.959 --> 02:39:37.440 the reflection and tribute everybody's given today and let's keep 2489 02:39:37.520 --> 02:39:43.760 up the great work. Thanks again, everybody, Happy Hashbash