Which president was the first to advocate the growing of marijuana?
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George Washington grew hemp on his plantation for clothing and for rope.  hemp being similar to pot, i thought i'd mention it.
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Martin Van Buren, born December 1782,  was the first US President born after the Declaration of Independence.
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Some of the best US Presidents where Religious.\n\nJohn Quincy Adams (1825-29):\n"The first and almost the only book deserving of universal attention is the Bible. I speak as a man of the world . . . and I say to you, 'Search the Scriptures.'"\n\nAndrew Jackson (1829-37) \n"Sir, that Book is the Rock on which our Republic rests!"\n\nAbraham Lincoln (1861-1865) \n"I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this book upon reason that you can and the balance by faith, and you will live and die a better man."
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The first president to wear a beard was Abraham Lincoln.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961\n\nhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/de34.html
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Dwight D. Eisenhower in his state of the Union address in 1959. :)
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From the Spanish word "potigauya" which means marijuana leaves.  The term "pot" has been in use in the US at least as far back as the 1930's. \n \nAn interesting sidebar here -- the Marijuana Tax Stamp Acts created in the 30's were part of the federal government's attempts to create marijuana laws to use against Mexican immigrants as well as against African-Americans.   \n\nIn that period, there were significant numbers of Mexican and other Hispanics living in the US, and much like today, there was a great public outcry against them.\n\nOur (US) history is filled with immigrations and cultural backlashes against the immigrants.  My own family began its history in the US as part of the mid-19th century Irish immigration.  The prejudices against the Irish were exactly the same as today's prejudices against Hispanic immigrants.
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George Washington.  Got to love those wooden teeth.  \n\n\nCome on what kind of question is this.  The only half way decent not old president was JFK
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Andrew Jackson, U.S. President \n\nBorn: 15 March 1767 \nBirthplace: Waxhaw, South Carolina \nDied: 8 June 1845 \nBest Known As: President of the United States, 1829-37 \n\nA veteran of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson was popularly known as "Old Hickory" for his ruggedness. He gained national fame when he ran the British out of New Orleans in 1815, and he governed the Florida territory from 1821-23. He used his image as hero of the wild frontier to win the presidential elections of 1828 and then win re-election in 1832. Jackson, following the example of George Washington, chose not to seek a third term, and supported his vice president, Martin Van Buren for the presidency. Jackson was a staunch champion of states' rights against federalism, and his administration was marked by expansion in Texas, wars with the Indians and his rejection of the Bank of the United States.
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Ronald Reagan (Modern Times) Saving the US from Communism and Liberalism\n\nAbraham Lincoln - Preserving the Union
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Often credited with being the first  "modern president". Rough Riders. Panama Canal. Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the end of the war between Russia and Japan. One of America's greatest presidents.
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Ronald Reagan\n\nhttp://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/presidents/firsts.htm
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Watch a documentary called "Grass."  It's narrated by Woody Harrelson, and it's the entire history of the United State's war on marijuana, from the 1800s to the present.  It's pretty incredible.  It shows that marijuana is basically harmless and that the government studies saying it's not were complete lies.  \nIn fact, the reason marijuana is not legal right now is beause one politician screwed it up for the rest of the country.  Jimmy Carter ALMOST legalized it when he was president.  He was about to do so, when one of his aids got caught with a breifcase full of cocaine.  Because of that aid, Carter could not afford to look soft on drugs, so he didn't legalize pot.  That one aid and his coke ruined it for the rest of the country.  If it weren't for him, you'd be able to toke up right now -- legally.
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"Until 1937, consumption and sale of cannabis was legal in most American states. In some areas it could be openly purchased in bulk from grocers or in cigarette form at newsstands, though an increasing number of states had begun to outlaw it. In that year, federal law made possession or transfer of cannabis (without the purchase of a by-then-incriminating tax stamp) illegal throughout the United States. This was contrary to the advice of the American Medical Association at the time. Legal opinions of the time held that the federal government could not outlaw it entirely. The tax was $100 per pound of hemp, even for clothes or rope. The expense, extremely high for that time, was such that people stopped openly buying and making it.\n\nThe decision of the U.S. Congress was based in part on testimony derived from articles in the newspapers owned by William Randolph Hearst, who was heavily interested in DuPont Inc. Some analysts theorize DuPont wanted to boost declining post-war textile sales, and wished to eliminate hemp fiber as competition. Many argue that this seems unlikely given DuPont's lack of concern with the legal status of cotton, wool, and linen; although it should be noted that hemp's textile potential had not yet been largely exploited, while textile factories already had made large investments in equipment to handle cotton, wool, and linen. Others argue that Dupont wanted to eliminate cannabis because its high natural cellulose content made it a viable alternative to the company's developing innovation: modern plastic. Still, others could argue that hemp could never truly compete with the high strength and elasticity of synthetics, such as nylon. Furthermore, hemp would have been an easy target due to its intoxicating effect, while no rational justification could have been made for outlawing cotton, wool, or linen."  (Source: www.Marijuana.com)
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John C. Calhoun who was the vice president during Andrew Jackson's first term in office. I am assuming you mean states rights and not states fights.
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marijuana was legal up until 1937. george washington grew it and in virgina in the 1700s you could pay your taxes with it. and im not making that up, anyone who doesnt believe me can look it up.\n\npeace
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10th president: John Tyler\n\nLansing, Michigan