THERE IS A MASSIVE, NATIONWIDE UPRISING, AND RIOTING HAS PERSISTED FOR MONTHS ON END. AS A RESPONSE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA TO TRY TO CALM THE CHAOS AND DISTRACT THE PEOPLE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ENLISTED RENOWNED HORTICURIST AND CHEMICAL WARFARE SCIENTIST, DR. HERB GOLDSMITH, TO DEVELOP EXTRA-STRENGTH PSYCHOACTIVE MARIJUANA STRAINS. IT IS A HIGHLY CLASSIFIED EXPERIMENTAL MISSION CALLED PROJECT STONEY BALONEY.
DR. HERB GOLDSMITH DISCOVERED THAT BY MIXING URANIUM INTO THE SOIL OF MARIJUANA PLANTS, HE COULD GROW STRAINS SO SUPERIOR THAT HE BELIEVED WHEN THEY WERE SMOKED, THE EFFECTS WOULD RENDER SMOKERS USELESS, UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES, AND STUCK IN A SLEEPY STUPOR FOR DAYS.
HE BROUGHT IN SIX HUMAN SUBJECTS TO TEST THE INITIAL STRAINS. THE TEST SUBJECTS INCLUDED A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND PERSONALITIES, INCLUDING A PARK RANGER, A TRAIN CONDUCTOR, A MUSICIAN, A HERBALIST, A YOGA TEACHER, AND A WRESTLER.
BUT, THE INITIAL TRIALS WENT UNEXPECTEDLY, HORRIBLY WRONG. AFTER SMOKING THE STRAINS, INSTEAD OF GETTING SLEEPY AND DUMB, ALL OF THE TEST SUBJECTS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO HALF-WEED, HALF-HUMAN MUTANTS WITH UNIQUE, SUPERHUMAN ABILITIES. THE TEST SUBJECTS ALSO BECAME EASILY MANIPULATED BY DR. HERB GOLDSMITH, OBEYING HIS ORDERS AND CARRYING OUT TASKS.