Cosmic Honey, 1972

Cosmic Honey   “The federal government long claimed that it knew evreything about marijuana that was necessary; it was, as US Narcotics Commissioner Harry Anslinger used to say, “a killer drug.” But during the sixties, as middle class college students Read More …

I’m a Reefer Man, 1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1905   I’m a Reefer Man As part of New Deal under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, the Federal writers project was funded.  This move by the government was to jump start the arts in Read More …

Weed of Doom, 1942

Weed of Doom When reefer madness and comics team up against cannabis you get, Weed of Doom… The ‘good guys’ – The Deacon & Mickey The ‘bad guys’ – Loco Gila & Pancho Montez Poor poor Jack Winters stuck in Read More …

Mechanix get High, 1949

“Now a third smoke … a fourth. This time my hands feel huge, my feet miles away. I’m afraid to step out of the chair. A small downward step is like a deep plunge into a dark abyss. That’s the Read More …

Pantless Nixon Smokeout, 1974

‘Man in Richard Nixon mask smokes a joint after taking his pants off’. -Marijuana Smoke-In and March from Central Park to Washington Square. May 30, 1974   And then you realize… “Wait, why did he take off his pants?”