If you think a museum — especially one dedicated to a war that took place over a century ago might be boring –– think again , because now , weed , pot , cannabis , marijuana is involved , wrote Todd A . Scattini , Lieutenant Colonel , U . S . Army ( RET ) in his July issue article . If you missed it , you can review Scattini ’ s July issue article at www . TheEvolutionMag . com .
Here are excerpts of his article about this month ’ s National WWI Museum and Memorial “ Operation : Reefer Madness , A Blunt History of Cannabis in WWI ” event .
This August , the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City will make the bold move to explore cannabis through the lens of military history . With this effort , they seek to determine what insights we might gather , considering the past and present , so that we may ponder the future of cannabis and how it can be used for the betterment of humanity .
Todd Scattini ( LTC , Ret .) with The National WWI Museum Learning and Interpretation Specialist , Haley Sherrif ( on left ), VP of Education and Interpretation , Lora Vogt , and Clayton Stallings of The EVOLUTION Magazine ( on right ).
The WWI Museum will host an event called “ Operation : Reefer Madness , A Blunt History of Cannabis in WWI ” on Thursday , August 15th , from 6:30 p . m . – 8:30 p . m . in the museum ’ s auditorium and meeting spaces . The event will explore the “ cloudy past of America ’ s forbidden flower . In an evening of high spirits and hazy history .” With historians , academics , patients , veterans , and industry leaders , the program will focus on the evolution of cannabis use during the war , the roots and impact of its later prohibition , and the potential it has for the future . A panel conversation will be led by author , historian , and University of Ohio Professor Isaac Campos . Panelists will include U . S . military veterans and cannabis activists from Hemp For Victory , a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to inspiring and educating military and community leaders about the history and opportunity of hemp and cannabis . Other panelists will include Josh Mitchem , CEO of CLOVR Cannabis , and Brian James , general manager at ReLeaf Resources Dispensary .
The National WWI Museum and Memorial is the perfect place to anchor this conversation . From an academic perspective , the museum provides a platform to host this conversation for the longterm to delve into all the complexities of cannabis based in history : geographically speaking , the museum is ideally situated , located in a legal medical cannabis and adult use state while overlooking Kansas , where their citizens and military veterans do not have access to this medicine and the plant is highly criminalized .
Learn more about The National WWI Museum and Memorial at www . theworldwar . org . Plan to attend “ Operation : Reefer Madness , A Blunt History of Cannabis in WWI ” on Thursday , August 15th , from 6:30 p . m . to 8:30 p . m . See you there !
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