Katelyn Baker
Well-Known Member
Juneau – The Juneau-Douglas City Museum accepted a donation of one gram of marijuana purchased from Rainforest Farms, the first smoke shop to open in Juneau. The donation was made by former Capital City Weekly editor and current Juneau Empire state reporter James Brooks.
Brooks purchased the sample Nov. 23, and was the second Juneau resident to legally purchase marijuana in the capital city. The first was a Rainforest Farms employee. Brooks purchased the gram with the intent to donate it to the museum.
"When collecting at a history and cultural museum, we need to remember that it doesn't always mean looking to the past. History is being made in the world every day and capturing that history, in one form or another, as it is being made can greatly enhance a museum's collection," said Curator of Collections Jodi DeBruyne.
According to a museum news release, "the acquisition represents the Juneau community, and the country, in 2016 as it wrestles with the practical relationships of recreational drug use and as it accepts cannabis into its lexicon of legally-traded drugs. Alaska has always been lenient with personal use marijuana, and now, as a legally traded item, cannabis enters our collective history and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum collection."
The marijuana, receipt, employee-signed bag, and Rainforest Farms pin back button (JDCM 2016.27.001-2016.27.004) join a poster from the marijuana-themed 52nd Annual Legislative Skits (JDCM 2015.09.001), aptly titled "The Capitol's Up in Skits" already in the City Museum's collection.
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Full Article: Marijuana Donated To JDCM
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Contact: 907-586-3740
Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez
Website: Juneau Empire
Brooks purchased the sample Nov. 23, and was the second Juneau resident to legally purchase marijuana in the capital city. The first was a Rainforest Farms employee. Brooks purchased the gram with the intent to donate it to the museum.
"When collecting at a history and cultural museum, we need to remember that it doesn't always mean looking to the past. History is being made in the world every day and capturing that history, in one form or another, as it is being made can greatly enhance a museum's collection," said Curator of Collections Jodi DeBruyne.
According to a museum news release, "the acquisition represents the Juneau community, and the country, in 2016 as it wrestles with the practical relationships of recreational drug use and as it accepts cannabis into its lexicon of legally-traded drugs. Alaska has always been lenient with personal use marijuana, and now, as a legally traded item, cannabis enters our collective history and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum collection."
The marijuana, receipt, employee-signed bag, and Rainforest Farms pin back button (JDCM 2016.27.001-2016.27.004) join a poster from the marijuana-themed 52nd Annual Legislative Skits (JDCM 2015.09.001), aptly titled "The Capitol's Up in Skits" already in the City Museum's collection.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Marijuana Donated To JDCM
Author: Staff
Contact: 907-586-3740
Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez
Website: Juneau Empire
