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291. The Untold Story That Made Legal Weed Possible
Manage episode 486561494 series 2573669
Before any U.S. state legalized cannabis—before it was even officially called medicine—people in San Francisco were baking it into brownies and delivering it in secret to those dying of AIDS. This Pride Month, host Ellen Scanlon shares Before Legal Weed: The Untold Story of AIDS & Cannabis, a powerful, Webby-nominated, three-part series about the people who risked everything to help their community survive—and changed history in the process.
In this series, you’ll learn:
- Why cannabis became a lifeline for people with AIDS in 1980s San Francisco
- How one tight-knit community organized in the face of government inaction
- The emotional and political origins of today’s legal cannabis movement
- Why this forgotten history matters—especially during Pride Month
299 episodes
Manage episode 486561494 series 2573669
Before any U.S. state legalized cannabis—before it was even officially called medicine—people in San Francisco were baking it into brownies and delivering it in secret to those dying of AIDS. This Pride Month, host Ellen Scanlon shares Before Legal Weed: The Untold Story of AIDS & Cannabis, a powerful, Webby-nominated, three-part series about the people who risked everything to help their community survive—and changed history in the process.
In this series, you’ll learn:
- Why cannabis became a lifeline for people with AIDS in 1980s San Francisco
- How one tight-knit community organized in the face of government inaction
- The emotional and political origins of today’s legal cannabis movement
- Why this forgotten history matters—especially during Pride Month
299 episodes
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