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Nuclear war. It might begin with the President of the United States appearing on every news network to force feed the American people their final dose of patriotic swill before signing off with, “God Bless the United States of America”. Then will come the mighty blasts of emergency sirens. From there, the nervous chatter of local newscasters will likely be heard trying to soothe their respective communities, while millions from the mainstream society make their final peace with a series of Tweets and sad-face selfies. #prayers
In the cannabis community, things will be a little different. Some of these outlaws have been on high alert for a nuclear attack ever since the United States locked horns with Cuba back in 1962. Those from the old school have already built fallout shelters and many have been stocking up on canned goods, water and rolling papers for decades. But now that President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have engaged in a contest over who has the biggest nuclear button, everyone is starting to get a little more nervous. Many have seen the aftermath of a nuclear blast, mostly from History Channel documentaries about Hiroshima, and have come to understand that all of this Armageddon business doesn’t just spell death—it translates to something far more terrifying.
Might As Well Get Stoned, We’re All Going to Die
A recent article from the National Review suggests the majority of the country would survive the detonation of one of North Korea’s nuclear missiles. The piece, which uses the population of Manhattan as an example, claims it is a “Hollywood myth” that an entire city can be vaporized from