Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Well, Merle Haggard may not smoke marijuana in Muskogee, but apparently he's been smoking it all the time everywhere else for the past 40 years. According to recent reports, the Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, who underwent surgery for lung cancer just weeks ago, will play two shows this weekend without--for the first time in his life--first smoking either tobacco or marijuana. From Reuters:
"...it's gonna be interesting as to what kind of a show comes out of this body that's used to performing the other way." Haggard, who once derided pot-smoking hippies in his 1969 hit "Okie From Muskogee," started on marijuana after a doctor said it was a good substitute for his Valium habit.
So, marijuana can loosen up and curb the Valium dependency of a country-music legend, eliminate the alleged eating disorder of a pop-rock superstar or inspire a freaking kick-ass contest giveaway item for a local rock band. What can't weed do, I ask you? Except, of course, kill you when in brownie form.
News Hawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: nashvillescene.com
Author: D. Patrick Rodgers
Copyright: 2008 City Press
Contact: Nashville Scene
Website: Merle's World: the Hag Ditches the Schwag
"...it's gonna be interesting as to what kind of a show comes out of this body that's used to performing the other way." Haggard, who once derided pot-smoking hippies in his 1969 hit "Okie From Muskogee," started on marijuana after a doctor said it was a good substitute for his Valium habit.
So, marijuana can loosen up and curb the Valium dependency of a country-music legend, eliminate the alleged eating disorder of a pop-rock superstar or inspire a freaking kick-ass contest giveaway item for a local rock band. What can't weed do, I ask you? Except, of course, kill you when in brownie form.
News Hawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: nashvillescene.com
Author: D. Patrick Rodgers
Copyright: 2008 City Press
Contact: Nashville Scene
Website: Merle's World: the Hag Ditches the Schwag
