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| Subject: Moms for Marijuana Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:08 pm | |
| I admit that when I came across the US-based advocacy group Moms for Marijuana my initial thought was “only in America”. I mean, where else would you find laidback “moms” agitating for their stoner teen kids’ freedom of expression?
Except that I was wrong on two counts. Firstly, these women were serious about legalising marijuana, sure, but it was mainly for their own use. And secondly, with a busy Facebook page, MFM’s influence reaches not only across the US, but outside it, too, with chapters in Canada, Israel and, reportedly, Australia.
With more mums happily choosing grass over a glass it’s an issue that won’t run out of puff anytime soon.
If MFM and sister group Women’s Marijuana Movement sparked new debate in the US drug wars, then last year The New York Daily News did a top job of fanning the flames, running with the ingenious headline “Smokin’ pot mamas!”.
http://www.essentialkids.com.au/family-life/family-home/mums-for-marijuana-20120712-21xa2.html#utm_source=FD&utm_medium=lifeandstylepuff&utm_campaign=potmums2 |
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