This passed Winter seems to have been the longest and coldest in recent memory, but alas; it’s over. All the cannabis seeds you have been saving are ready to find their home in the dirt. The only thing you have to decide is which dirt in which to deposit these little packages of joy.
In the 1974 George Carlin album, Toledo Window Box, the iconic comedian suggests with a footnote in the album art that listeners should plant their seeds near the March Equinox. This seed planting web logger had not yet been planted when this album was released, however having found it buried in a stack of dusty vinyl early in youth, I took the advice.
Mr. Carlin never suggested that listeners take to the streets of metropolitan America on their seed planting endeavors. However, the laws in 1974 were on the verge of becoming rational, in regards to cannabis prohibition. Everyone seemed to think it would be just a few short years before the God-given herb was back into the hands of the people. Who would have thought that 36 years later, Americans would still be subject to spending decades behind bars for these felonious inhalations.
Perhaps if he had the foresight that we would still be in this situation, he may have taken to encouraging listeners to put the seeds in public view. This was not a movement that seemed necessary then. It is now. The time is nigh. The freezing weather is behind us, in The South, and the climate is perfect in Texas for a seed to germinate and develop into a beautiful plant.
But where should you plant your seeds?! If you aren’t sure, give it some thought. There are tons of perfect locations in public, where a seed would have the opportunity to develop into a full grown statement. After all, a ten inch pot plant growing outside a court house is likely to draw more attention than a group of activists standing outside protesting.
To give you a little inspiration, I will explain to you the route of our march in May. We’ve got one month, one week, one day and one hour left until the largest pro-cannabis rally in Texas history! Wouldn’t it make a wonderful photo shoot to find the world’s most resourceful plant spangled through the planters of downtown Austin as thousands of cannabis consumers take to the streets?
Regardless of current man law, there is an inalienable right extended to every man and woman born on Earth to plant a seed into it. Only when we all begin to exercise that right will we begin to Outgrow Big Bro.
Our march begins at 9th and Guadalupe and will proceed toward Cesar Chavez. We will then cross City Hall over to Congress Avenue, and then head back up Congress to our State Capitol. The route is roughly 1.5 miles from start to finish. So, if you have been storing up your seeds all Winter, like we have, make a day of it. Remember that there are people out there who would try and stop us from exercising our inalienable rights as Earth dwellers. Just try and be discreet, when you go seed planting, and remember to bring your camera to The Third Annual Texas Cannabis Crusade!
