Our first in-person event was a beautiful and inspiring experience. As our Communication Director Jay Nathan put it, “we laughed. we cried. we felt alllll the feels.” The community showed up and engaged in a powerful conversation on the realities of living under prohibition and the post-prohibition future we envision together for Appalachia. Folks shared their most heartfelt, personal and challenging experiences. We laughed and shared our love for the plant. We learned together and from each other. We enjoyed a beautiful, moving film that we feel so fortunate to have been able to watch together. Our founding board members met IRL for the first time ever (yes, we are 100% remote!). As one of our attendees wisely said,...
Art is fuel for activism, and zines have been a source of inspiration and underground information for decades. These DIY publications combine art, writing, and often a call to action around an issue that’s been misconstrued in other media. A zine is a powerful labor of love and agent of change. Legalize Appalachia’s zine, Cannabis For All Y’all, is proud to join more than 10,000 zines in the Barnard College Zine Library at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York. Zines in their collection are added to a worldwide union catalog so anyone around the world can order them via Interlibrary Loan. They are also added to Columbia University’s online catalog, which allows researchers who may never have heard...
420 for All: A Spark to Light the Movement is a virtual 420 gathering hosted by Legalize Appalachia in collaboration with Wellness Delivered. This gathering takes place via Zoom and begins 4/20/22 at 6 pm EST. Can’t make it at this time? The event will be recorded and sent on date TBD following manual transcription edits. Free RSVP and donation-based tickets available now. Space is limited.
Many of you have reached out with generous offers to support our work and we are so grateful! We’re working on a volunteer page and application form and dialing in our most urgent needs. We will soon be looking for folks to support on diverse projects and roles.
Cannabis for all, y'all! Our team is hard at work behind the scenes getting this org set up for the future and we can't wait to share more this Spring. Our vision is to offer cash aid, free therapy, cannabis education and advocacy resources to folks in Appalachia who have been and are still being harmed by prohibition.
