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IN 2003 O'Shaughnessy's ran a piece by Dr. Lester Grinspoon foreseeing "the pharmaceuticalization of marijuana." Its publication slightly hurt the feelings of Dr. Geoffrey Guy, the chairman of GW Pharmaceuticals. I reminded Guy that the FDA would have looked askance if Grinspoon was praising his company. This song was intended to cheer him up.
lyrics
Sativa is a pretty plant and it grows tall and green
With sixty-six canny cannabinoids and the spicey sweet terpenes
Guy says I can market this, I'll put it in a spray
Grinspoon says, it grows in the ground, why should people have to pay (too much)?
Guy says some prefer it neat and some don't like the high
Grinspoon says the government won't even let 'em try
Euphoria's a side effect that could do a lot of people good
Guy says I'm all for you, Les, please don't let me be misunderstood
We're dealing with a system that is not about to change
Grinspoon says Well why not reinvent the Grange?
And let a thousand farmers grow all them helpful strains
Guy says my approval hasn't been easy or cheap to almost obtain
Sativex is a useful drug and it bears the Bayer cross
Grinspoon shakes the bottle with a subtle sense of loss
You're right from your side and I am right from mine
We're just one too many markets and the wide green Atlantic behind.
credits
released April 12, 2015
words and music: Fred Gardner
Guitar:Jim Allen
production: Camilo Landau
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