6 GROUNDCOVER NEWS MEET MY PET PAL meet my pet pal: PAUL & BLUIE A column on why those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity have pets and why it is important to support that. What rewards do you get from having a pet? My depression goes away — he gives me a good reason to be happy! What is a challenge of having a pet while experiencing homelessness/ poverty/economic exploitation? It’s a challenge to keep him cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Also to get food and proper equipment for him. He is a catahoula-leopard-pitbull mix. How did you get your pet? I adopted him from a troubled kid. Tell us a few things about Bluie: He loves to play in the water. He loves steak and beef. He is very loyal! What is something our readers should know about your pet if they see you both on the street? Do not rush up to us because he will think you are trying to attack us. If I leave my post with Bluie, please wait JUNE 28, 2024 Before the photo op, Paul was working on his artwork on Liberty Street and Bluie was dozing in the summer sun. close by or come back in five minutes. Bluie will start barking at anyone who is near our stuff. I don’t like hanging out with loud and stupid crowds; they make Bluie scared and he may bite. He loves steak, vanilla ice cream — no chocolate, no onions, no seedy veggies or fruits. You can give him some pizza, but not a lot! Free Marijuana Society TONY SMITH Groundcover contributor My favorite four letter word is FREE. If you feel the same way, then the free marijuana society might be for you. https://www.freemarijuanasociety. org/pages/Info In Ann Arbor we have a place where once a day anyone over 21 can come and get FREE pot, every day! One may choose from indica, sativa, wax, pressed hash, or kief. This is not just some gak-schwag organized-crime weed, it's “dank af.” All that Liz, the purveyor of this unique social experiment, asks is that you don't pay any money! Liz will not take one red cent from you — so don't even offer. Simply call the number below to find out when the office is open. I liked the hash a lot, but I also enjoyed everything else. Liz had numerous kinds of wax to try; I was impressed. Not much in the way of edibles; however there are snacks and tea and coffee just in case one gets the munchies or needs a little shot in the arm after smoking a bit too much. Liz has an interesting story. She helped make Ann Arbor history. I’m sure most of my readers have at least heard of the “HASH BASH.” They gave John Sinclair ten years for two joints and John Lennon made the rest rock and roll history (in his song “John Sinclair.”) At the proto-Hash Bash in 1971, Lennon gave a concert intended to help free Sinclair. The first actual Hash Bash in 1972 wasn’t even called “the Hash Bash,” the T-shirt guy biffed the shirts they had made and called it the “hash festival.” Bash just rolls off the tongue better and eventually the name stuck. Another interesting aspect of this story is the reasoning behind the first IRL “Hash Bash.” Michigan's marijuana prohibition law lapsed for three days and so on April 1, 1972, weed was totally legal! Liz and friends had pounds of hash to get rid of in a hurry, because that's what law-abiding hippies do, I guess? So they decided to continue the tradition of celebrating the dream of the decriminalization of marijuana. I highly recommend if you want some FREE WEED that you holler at Liz. The idea is a good one. Free weed for sick people and maybe a completely decriminalized situation in the future? Kick Uncle Sam and their system pigs completely out of the garden. The government isn't any good at winning the war on drugs anyway — just take one look at Hunter Biden or consider all that Iran Contra coke they flew into Arkansas, those “glow in the dark” shade balls eventually put in the hands of men like Freeway Ricky Ross. Just think of the hypocrisy and broken lives poisoned by addiction to hard drugs, just think of the gangs and the violence, just think of the money they wasted. Our government waged chemical warfare on the American people. Those guys at the CIA are such great Americans. And this is why weed must be completely free, if I understand Liz properly. I think every sane adult ought not to have to deal with cops or criminals for any drug at all. I’m not a fan of hard drugs, but I’m definitely not a supporter of the prison-industrial complex either — screw them, screw Bill Clinton, Oliver North, George Bush, and all the government operatives who flooded America’s cities with coke from South America and later heroin from Afghanistan. We must absolutely get our government out of the business of drugs. But I digress. Maybe I’ll see you over at the Free Marijuana Society sometime? Don't be a stranger! You can grab some pot and split or chillax for a few and hear wild stories about the good old days, or maybe Liz will bust out the harmonicas and WAIL. My father played the harmonica and let me tell you Liz does a good job. Don’t bring any money, just give this number a call and enjoy nature’s nicest plant. Phone: 734-590-0499. Address: 280 Collingwood (Ste A) Ann Arbor. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon-Fri; 2 p.m.-8 p.m. weekends **Hours may vary, please call for more info.**
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