The Spliff Committee
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The Spliff Committee is an organization of people who share a common interest of promoting public and political awareness/acceptance of marijuana and cannabis recreational use. The committee was formally born in 1999 but the original crew was organized approximately 5 years earlier in 1994.
Borrowing a lyric from rapper Redman featured in the LL Cool J song “4,3,2,1” (“Terrorize your city, from the spliff committee…”) the name was dubbed on the team. The name was displayed in various graffiti murals throughout the New York/New Jersey area – more specifically, Staten Island, NY (also referred to as “Shaolin”).
It is estimated that the original crew was approximately 15-20 members (although it is estimated that the actual number may be much higher). The committee is now around 200 members strong and has actually spread nationwide (with a few international members). It is the unofficial mission of The Spliff Committee to organize all marijuana users universally to spread word of mouth support and appeal to the government and law enforcement for legalization. Current marijuana laws are outdated and do not reflect the popular opinion with our generation. They feel that users should not be penalized and subject to incarceration for private home usage and cultivation.
As the committee begins to grow by leaps and bounds, they remain confident that the mindset of the US population is beginning to warm up to the fact that this substance is safe for recreational use and is beneficial for comfort and ease of many medical conditions’ side effects (pain, appetite loss, etc). They also want to bring attention to the fact that large amounts of our tax dollars are being used to combat this harmless, beneficial plant. Through legalization, users would be able to cultivate their own supply and drug trafficking would decrease.
By spreading word of their campaign through use of street promotions, music, film, the world wide web, and, most recently a clothing line, The Spliff Committee is beginning to build notoriety with their core supporters. By remaining on the forefront of popular culture, the name is building with students, blue collar workers, and even corporate America.
The Spliff Committee clothing line is currently under development. The theme of the clothing line is to bring our struggle to new demographics who have not given thought to the benefits of marijuana.
The Spliff Committee will provide a network for all members to organize and work together brainstorming ideas as to how our battle can be won.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Spliff Committee Blog
- US Marijuana Party Official Website
- High Times Magazine website
