"Steve Wertz" > wrote
> I sure wish I could get come Crazy Horse.
>
> Wonmdering what ever happened to it, it seems they got sued by the
> Indians and had to take it off the market:
>
> "The settlement agreement provides for a public apology and
> acknowledgment of the Estate's right to protect the name of Crazy
> Horse, and for delivery of culturally appropriate damages-seven
> race horses and thirty-two Pendleton blanket, braids of tobacco
> and sweet grass, in compensation for this insult and defamation to
> the spirit of Crazy Horse."
>
> Sweet grass? No bongs to go with it?

Sweet grass is merely an aromatic grass. It can be used as is, braided,etc
as a sort of popouri (?sp). Can be used in basketry. Sometimes as a
medicinal 'tea'. Sometimes burned as incense or smudge, sometimes
ceremonially. Seldom smoked (and then as added flavor/scent to tobacco),
and no hallucinogenic properties or nuttin like that.

Here's a botanical (albeit kinda hippie-dippie) site on sweet grass
http://www.bga.com/~pixel/fun/sweetgrass.html
and another
http://www.sacredpath.org/html/events/sweetgrass.htm

Here are a few more sites:
http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_hiod.pdf
http://www.batnet.com/rwc-seed/sweetgrass.html
http://indianheadfirstnations.150m.c...ssceremony.htm

As to the Crazy Horse malt issue:
This choice of name was about as sensitive as a line of "Pope John Paul II"
cialis-and-condom weekend packages would be. The sad part was that the
Arizona Iced Tea people, who marketed the stuff, hadn't a clue how insulting
it was to everything Crazy Horse stood for, and didn't care when they did
know. And that they aren't the only ones.

I'm sure you'll find a substitute, or at least have fun trying :-).