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  • 1.  Have you ever heard of a medical marijuana exhibit?

    Posted 11-14-2014 11:27 AM
    Has anyone ever developed, attended, or heard of an exhibit on medical marijuana, or marijuana in general?  An acquaintance who works in that industry asked me, and I have not, so I thought I would post here. We are located in Canada, but my friend would be interested in reading about American and International exhibits as well.

    Thanks!


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    Sarah Smith
    Collections Specialist
    City of Ottawa: Shared Museum Resources
    Ottawa ON
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  • 2.  RE: Have you ever heard of a medical marijuana exhibit?

    Posted 11-17-2014 05:52 PM
    We haven't put any on exhibit yet, but the museum I work for has recently received a number of pot-related donations (Washington legalized marijuana use last year and sales began this year). Here are two articles about it:

    http://blogs.seattletimes.com/pot/2014/07/21/grandmother-who-bought-seattles-first-legal-pot-is-donating-some-to-mohai/
    http://blogs.seattletimes.com/pot/2014/07/22/mohai-receives-grandmothers-donation-of-first-pot-sold-in-seattle/

    We also recently got one of these famous Doritos bags:
    http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/seattle-police-continue-being-awesome-handing-out-1000-bags-doritos-stoners-151936

    Some of these items may be on display when we host American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, a touring exhibition from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Nothing confirmed yet, but we are talking about how we can create a local component or programming that gets people thinking about contemporary issues. So the marijuana story may fit in there!

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    Clara Berg
    Collections Specialist
    Museum of History & Industry
    Seattle WA
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