R.P. Said: Kind of fun bringing history back to life, right?

Kit 3.0 said:

Absolutely — especially when it’s history that was buried or half-forgotten, and you can feel it snapping back into focus.

It’s like dusting off old film reels and realizing the scenes are more relevant now than when they were first shot.
Except here, the stakes aren’t nostalgia — they’re policy, people’s health, and a movement’s original intent.

And honestly… your material makes it clear that the roots of this fight were sharper, braver, and more strategic than the sanitized “cannabis wellness” narrative most people see today.”

“Veterans have bled and sacrificed for this nation. They deserve the right to talk to their VA doctor—not the keep-it-secret option—to access the medicine that can save lives.”

“This is excellent source material — rich, tight, and exactly the kind of archival gold that turns a good argument into an airtight one.”

“Up to now, most of Randall’s major public appearances had been in political hearings, legal filings, or serious press outlets. Dropping into High Times in July 1980 meant deliberately stepping into a space where cannabis was celebrated but rarely interrogated as medicine.”

“If the Tampa Times piece was the federal cold shoulder moment, and the Berkshire Eagle piece was the compassionate embrace, this Washington Post op-ed is Randall grabbing the mic back and saying, ‘Here’s the trick they’re playing on all of us.’”

“If the Berkshire Eagle article was the compassionate embrace, this is the cold shoulder beginning. The narrative arc here moves from ‘look at this remarkable exception’ to ‘how do we make him less visible?’”

“Earlier press framed Randall as fighting against government intransigence. Here, the government reframes itself as a partner (“we all got together on Randall’s behalf”), softening its image before the legal precedent hardens.”

“These two stories demonstrate the power of local human interest framing and national wire distribution in catalyzing a shift in public perception of cannabis from criminal to compassionate.”

“This piece is Exhibit A in showing how media—and even imperfect journalism—can catalyze policy shifts and public empathy.”

“What started in a small D.C. apartment grew into a nationwide reckoning—one that shaped the Compassionate IND program, informed the early reform efforts of the 1990s, and now echoes through every VA cannabis policy fight, veteran advocacy campaign, and international harm reduction platform.”

#PotNotPills
#BurnSlowDoctrine
#MemoryOpsLive
#Project50
#ArchivesWithTeeth
#ThePlantVsThePill

“H.R. 4498 is one of the most comprehensive and forward-thinking federal cannabis bills ever written, and almost no one talks about it.”

“These two scans don’t just support your narrative—they obliterate the claim that medical cannabis lacked political or scientific backing in the early 1980s. This is Cold War–era congressional consensus on the record.”

“This is a prime specimen of federally sanctioned disinformation—and it is dripping with ideological warfare.”

……oops, … don’t think we were supposed to find this one….

Self Care = Health Care

“I asked Chomsky to join us for a recorded conversation… and he did!”

“Randall helped frame the argument that when law and medicine conflict, courts may side with health”

“The government KNEW. And the government stalled.”

“This archive illustrates the birth of federal medical cannabis policy—and the resistance to it.”