If Robert Platshorn Was Well Funded He Could Get Seniors To Support Marijuana Reform
I first started talking to Robert Platshorn in the infancy of The Weed Blog. Robert Platshorn sent me an e-mail letting me know about his book, ‘The Black Tuna Diaries.’ For those of you that don’t know about Robert Platshorn, The Silver Tour, Or The Black Tuna Diaries, here is some information below:
The Goal of The Silver Tour – To educate and inform seniors on the benefits and exciting discoveries in the medical cannabis field. To encourage activism for legalization and create demand for safe access. Seniors vote and they talk to their representatives.
About Robert Platshorn – Robert Platshorn, author of Black Tuna Diaries and America’s longest (30 yrs) imprisoned nonviolent marijuana offender. Raised on South St. in downtown Philadelphia, acting ambitions earned him a supporting role in a successful off Broadway play while still in high school. The same skill led to Robert becoming one of America’s most famous pitchmen. The late Billy Mays called him “A legend in the pitch business”. Seen for years on TV, at fairs, and shows selling Vita Mix, frozen food knives, and gadgets. Robert studied communications at University of Miami.
At twenty-four he moved to London to found Dynamic Reading Institutes. Starting with a rented classroom, within three years there were fourteen schools in three countries and his teachers giving classes at Oxford, Cambridge, London University and the House of Lords. On his return to the U.S he started the Ice Cream Factory. Using a unique pushcart he invented, he became the second largest distributor of Breyers ice cream. He moved back to Miami in 1975 to attend Law School. Miami in the 70’s was the center of the Colombian pot trade. Robert turned his business acumen to the mission of smuggling Colombian pot. Attorney general Griffin Bell named Robert’s organization the Black Tuna Gang and alleged they were responsible for most of the marijuana crossing the Florida coast. In 1979, a year after quiting the smuggling business, he was indicted, convicted and sentenced to 64 years in federal prison. He was released in late 2008 after serving almost 30 years in eleven different prisons.
Robert lives in Florida with his wife Lynne. He works for Medical Marijuana, collecting signatures for a Florida ballot initiative sponsored by PUFMM and NORML. He has appeared at Universities, Concerts, benefits, Expos and in the media to promote the cause, tell his story, and sign copies of his autobiography, Black Tuna Diaries (www.blacktunadiaries.com). His story was featured in three different editions of High Times, The New York Times, The Wall St Journal, Time, and most other national media outlets. His writing has been seen in The New York Times, High Times and various publications.
I had the privilege of meeting Robert Platshorn at the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in Los Angeles. He is easily one of the best speakers I have ever heard, marijuana or otherwise. As stated in his bio, he used to be a pitch man, and it shows. He can break down everything in such a way that it’s hard to not come to his conclusion. I don’t think there is anyone in the nation that can convince seniors to support marijuana reform as well as Robert Platshorn. Luckily, he is more than willing to help.
All Robert Platshorn needs is for campaigns to help him get in front of audiences of seniors. He’s an excellent organizer, and I know that if campaigns in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, etc got a hold of him and arranged for him to speak, the results would be staggering. There is almost no way that marijuana reform can happen without the senior vote. Robert Platshorn is the key to that vote. I put some YouTube videos below so you can see the good work that Robert Platshorn does, and to help support his cause. If you see Robert Platshorn, tell him I said hello, and that he is a great American.
