Lately, hemp has been tiptoeing toward the agricultural mainstream, gaining support from farmers' trade groups and a wide array of politicians in statehouses and in Washington.
After winning the Palme d'Or from Quentin Tarantino's Cannes jury in 2004, it made the unexpected leap from arthouse to mainstream, gaining unexpected support from ordinary citizens whose spouses, sons, daughters, brother and sisters were soldiers in the field.
The movement is heavily influenced by NGOs and conforms to a standard where terms like "girl child" and "gender mainstreaming" gain purchase and attract funding.
That said, Artonne notes that lots of technologies that went mainstream first gained traction through adult entertainment, including VHS tapes, DVDs and webcams, more recently.
"My Friends" was considered by Erlewine to be a blatant attempt to hold on to the mainstream audience gained by "Under the Bridge", and that in contrast, "the melodies are weak and the lyrics are even more feeble".
She gained mainstream success in the 70s, then returned to her gospel roots in 1982.
Mainstream American art gained a new content as cultural histories were recovered, examined, interpreted.
The show has since taken off, and Brooks has gained mainstream recognition as a result.
When he returned to London his mod style gained mainstream attention, including a profile in British Vogue.
Jeffrey Toobin, in his Comment this week, notes how quickly the issue of same-sex marriage has gained mainstream acceptance.
