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But Ella Fitzgerald sang about the weed way back in 1936 and Cab Calloway did the same, Ironically, a Calloway magazine article about dope was used by anti-pot forces
But Ella Fitzgerald sang about the weed way back in 1936 and Cab Calloway did the same, Ironically, a Calloway magazine article about dope was used by anti-pot forces

But Ella Fitzgerald sang about the weed way back in 1936 and Cab Calloway did the same, Ironically, a Calloway magazine article about dope was used by anti-pot forces

Date9/20/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: But Ella Fitzgerald sang about the weed way back in 1936 and Cab Calloway did the same, Ironically, a Calloway magazine article about dope was used by anti-pot forces.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0035780F
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      n.d.
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