'It's a stoned world after all...' Weedmaps Museum of Weed offers a trip through time
Hollywood’s historic Paramount Studios has a new neighbor: the Weedmaps Museum of Weed, which opened officially last night on the corner of Melrose and Cahuenga.
The 30,000-square-foot space features a winding, walk-through, chronological series of seven separate exhibitions tracing the history of marijuana. The journey starts with the “pre-Prohibition” use of hemp in items ranging from a samurai warrior outfit to an early American flag, through the roaring ‘20s , the psychedelic ‘60s , the ‘80s Reagan-inspired War on Drugs , the fight to free those unlawfully imprisoned and “Legalization.
Among the many luminaries on hand for the preview was NORML founder and legendary D.C. activist Keith Stroup, who commended the museum’s thoughtful approach. “In terms of the legalization movement, there is nothing that comes close to this,” said the 75-year-old veteran of the pot wars. “I wish everyone in America could have the chance to see this. I lived through all that history. They did a wonderful job. It’s a recognition that our culture has been important and worth preserving.
The Museum of Weed will officially open to the public on Saturday , with a $35 admission price to the grounds, which also includes a café and a museum shop. Of course, there is no smoking or vaping allowed either inside or outside the building, and no weed is actually sold there.
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