Robert Patrick Van Tooke

Debby Goldsberry is a Bay Area activist who has been participating in cannabis policy movements for many years.

And as I’m thinking about it, I forget how I got here or the path I took — though I am almost certainly aware of the path on which my nose takes me, the one of past memories.

Asphalt streets roar. The Dressed-Up emerge and fill the gaps between houses, marching to the nearest crowd — some function. A mass of youthful students often appears, choosing and deciding which path to follow, head often bent, considering which slew of texts to send.

Being Vietnamese escapes my identity often, in an Americanized world where cultures blend and communities grow increasingly apart. I don’t speak Vietnamese; I was too stubborn to learn. All I know is the food

But dorm living and cooking is a wholesome existence.

I spent seven weeks in Chile learning of an abrasive history, between cities where leftist parties formed and the working class was once supported.

I zip my pants back up and reorient myself. My chin lifts and my chest puffs out. I shout! “For California, for California, the hills send back the cry!”

Here you'll find an abridged look into the historical narrative of stigmatization of hemp and marijuana through economic means and racism.