It Was a warm an humid Friday, the topic on everyone’s lips? What are you doing for this year’s 4/20 celebration? I was single minded in my concerns… I had a painting to drop off. Let us back up 6 weeks time. Michelle LaMay announced she would be opening Colorado’s first cannabis History Museum. She got with me (Breezy Kiefair) and asked if I would be interested in donating a painting to the museum. I was informed that my first book, Of Poetry, Pain, and Pot was already to be included among the museum’s exhibits and gift store offerings. I eagerly agreed and allowed Michelle to choose one of my images. I then had the image printed onto canvas and set about touching up that canvas with my own hand and brushes. I had worked many hours a day for many weeks and finally the beauty in my mind had begun to shine through. I called the piece complete and April 18 was the day to hang the canvas in the museum. It was opening day for the museum, so I was kind of expecting everything to be set up and ready to go, but when Michelle opened the trailer, and said, “Help me” there was no considering refusing. You see, an international film crew was on the way and would arrive within 2 hours time. The museum had not yet had the exhibits set up and there was a ton of work. Michelle had shown up with two willing gentlemen (Charlie Washington and Rick Wainwright) but an extra set of hands were both willing and necessary. The 4 of us were as industrious as bees. We did pause for the occasional bowl, but by the time the film crew showed up, nearly everything was picture perfect. It was heartwarming to see a group of individuals coming together to complete a task. Each of us had our own strengths and infirmities, but together we were whole and up to the task. The activity and the honor of having my painting shown was more than enough excitement for me for 4/20 this year.
You may click on any of the below images to begin a slideshow of the day in pictures.
The museum arrives at its 4/20 weekend location eager to receive the cannabis history exhibits.
The museum arrives at its 4/20 weekend location eager to receive the cannabis history exhibits.
There’s a lot of work to be done and just a few hours before an international film crew arrives. Michelle delegates tasks, Rick and Charlie take care of the heavy lifting while Michelle and Breezy give the museum their artists touch.
Setup continues inside the museum and outside.
Michelle Lamay sets up the Bookshop
Jack Herer Exhibit in the museum
Exhibits in the museum
Exhibits in the museum
Exhibits in the museum
Rick W. Poses for a pic before he leaves
Rick W. and Breezy K. pose for a pic before Rick takes off.
Rick W. Looks over the guestbook
First signatures in the museum guestbook
Michelle invites you to take a selfie passin one with Willie Nelson
Charlie W and Michelle L. admire some exhibits in the museum
Exhibits in the museum
Jack Herer Exhibit in the museum
Exhibits in the museum
Westword cover Exhibit in the museum. Including Jenny Kush Memorial cover
Exhibits in the museum
Literature, Note cards, and amendment 20 guides available in the bookstore
A mobile cannabis museum — packed into a crowded fifth-wheel with artifacts, interactive displays, photos and media archives on the history of marijuana — that announces its pop-up locations via social media?
Only in Colorado.
“I intend to travel all around the state educating Coloradans about the history of hemp and cannabis,” said Michelle LaMay, the 67-year-old activist behind LaMay’s Cannabis Museum, which opens 4/20 weekend. “I’m parking this weekend in Aurora, and I’ll be posting my location like food trucks do.”
LaMay isn’t lacking passion. As you tour her museum on wheels, she’ll giddily teach you about the state’s laws for carrying, ingesting and growing marijuana — not to mention her own activist roots dating back to 1992 in Mesa County, where she helped collect 5,000 signatures in an attempt to legalize hemp.
Her museum won’t have regular hours or a steady location even, but she’ll announce her hours and location via social media and website. Admission to the museum is free.
“I’ll be at people’s parties and in dispensary parking lots,” LaMay said. “I’ve been booked for those occasions, and I’ll also be at the Pot Pavilion at the Denver County Fair, which I’m very excited about.”
As with LaMay’s five-year-old Cannabis University of Colorado, the museum’s primary goal is education.
“More education about hemp and cannabis can only help raise awareness and acceptance for cannabis and hemp — not just the products but we users also,” LaMay said. “I’m a 67-year-old, and just my mere presence lends credibility to the cause, I’ve been told.”
links about breezy
blog
http://breedheenorilleykeefer.com/
on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/Mr8MrsKiefAir?feature=mhsn
~ Do all that you can to cultivate peace within yourself, that it might
shine out from you, and plant the seed of peace in other spirits, for them
to cultivate.~
{Remember... it is when we choose act on the issues that are in front of
our faces, when we choose to get involved instead of looking the other way
as our fellow man struggles, when we choose to take those small simple
little actions, working on righting little wrongs in our everyday lives that
really make change happen, those seemingly small actions are what really
make the world a better place and are a catalyst for greater social change.}
~Both quotes by Breedheen "Bree" O'Rilley Keefer~
an interview in the 420 times
http://the420times.com/2010/06/the-faces-of-medical-marijuana-an-interview-with-breez/
Cannabis Health News Magazine... see pages 37-39
http://cannabishealthnewsmagazine.com/PDF/CHNM_Feb2010_small.pdf
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