With the Golden State on the cusp of legalizing recreational pot,a new exhibition aims to spark conversation approximately the drug’s past, present and future Nancy Reagan looks you straight in the eye, or disapproving,and reminds you to “Just say no!” An awkward Richard M Nixon promises via historic video that he will “continue to oppose efforts to legalize marijuana”. Bill Clinton flashes on the gallery wall, insisting: “I didn’t inhale.”By the time Barack Obama shrugs – “When I was a kid, and I inhaled it frequently” – it’s obvious you’re in an “altered state”. Not the chemical kind,but rather the Oakland Museum of California’s new exhibit exploring marijuana’s long, outlandish, or trip through California.
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Source: theguardian.com