{"id":3102,"date":"2009-04-10T13:07:28","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T17:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=3102"},"modified":"2009-04-10T13:07:28","modified_gmt":"2009-04-10T17:07:28","slug":"marijuana-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=3102","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana for Kids."},"content":{"rendered":"

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A children’s book about pot sounds pretty much like a non-starter. So, when I found out that such a text existed, I absolutely had to see it, meet the author, and ask what on Earth had moved him to create such a reader.<\/p>\n

What most struck me about Ricardo Cort\u00e9s, author of It’s Just a Plant<\/em><\/a>, was his willingness to have the discussion; his reasonable, non-combative air; and that apparently he’d completely thought through his entire argument, and was generally able to address each question I had.<\/p>\n

That, and a definite modicum of courage. Even as a person who has never smoked or drank anything mind-altering, not even a Coca-Cola, I thought the idea of doing such a book brave, perhaps even necessary.<\/p>\n

Mostly, though, as opposed to backing away from tough topics, I believe the fact that a subject is difficult makes a greater case for books on it, and that such treatises are the reason we have a 1st Amendment in the United States.<\/p>\n

Since that conversation, I’ve had Cort\u00e9s back<\/a> to talk about his counter-terrorism coloring book, I Don\u2019t Want to Blow You Up!<\/em><\/a>, also published by his company, Magic Propaganda Mill. As well, It’s Just a Plant<\/em> has been translated into other languages<\/a>, including Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and, of course, Thai.<\/p>\n

But you can revisit our meeting, as Ricardo Cort\u00e9s is the guest today on this repeat edition of my WBAI-NY \/ 99.5 FM radio show, NONFICTION, this afternoon, Friday, April 10, at 2 pm ET.<\/p>\n

You can hear this ideas by tuning in at 2 pm. If you’re outside of the New York tri-state, check out our stream<\/a> on the web. If you miss the live show, dig into our archives<\/a> for up to 90 days after broadcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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