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Green Panthers is a United States cannabis rights advocacy organization founded in Washington, D.C., in 1990 by Terry Mitchell and Loey Glover. Green Panthers headquarters moved in 1993 to Cincinnati, Ohio. The Green Panthers flag is a white field with a green cannabis leaf. The Green Panthers published a newspaper Revolutionary Times (originally Revolutionary Toker) in the 1990s.[1][2][3]

Green Panthers organized Inhale to the Chief, a pro-marijuana rally for the inauguration of Bill Clinton, in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., in January 1993.[4]

Green Panthers coordinated national publicity and public relations for the San Marcos Seven Hemp City demonstration in June and July, 1993.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Nelson, Cletus (October 8, 1998). "The Bong and the Rifle". Sonoma County Independent.
  2. ↑ Marbella, Jean (May 12, 1993). "Grass (roots) revival: That 60s drug is back". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. ↑ Peet, Preston (2004). "Under the Influence: The Disinformation Guide to Drugs". The Disinformation Company Limited. Red Wheel Weiser. ISBN 9781609259037.
  4. ↑ Glover, Loey (1993). "Inhale to the Chief". The Realist.
  5. ↑ Weinberg, Bill (October 1993). "Freedom Fighters of the Month: Hemp City & the San Marcos Hunger Strikers". High Times.


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