IMWD issued it's first certificates shortly after it's inception and has been enthusiastically embraced by the Public and Alternative Media.
IMWD was primarily formed to raise proceeds and funding for various groups and direct action organizations and networks
across the country and the world, actively supporting the LEGALIZATION of Cannabis and Hemp products and merchandise.
The formation of the Coalition for the Abolition of Marijuana Prohibition,(C.A.M.P.),in 1978
as well as the alliances established with YIP, CMI, and OMI proved to be a formidable force for direct action with articles,editorials
and ads in HIGH TIMES Magazine, OUI, CHIC, PLAYBOY, many other Publications and Mainstream News Media Resources.

Transactions of IMWD Futures and Merchandise helped finance the "First ATLANTA Smoke-In" in 1978.
It also contributed toward financing other events and venues including the FIRST smoke-ins in
Gainesville, Florida in 1979 and in Athens, Georgia in 1980.
After alliances were formed with the California and Oregon Marijuana Initiatives in 1979, thousands of certificates and shirts
had been sold nationwide to finance the states 1980 CAMPaigns for Cannabis reform.