HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Editorial contributions from prominent voices in the cannabis community on various topics related to cannabis history.
Nov. 17, 1978 - High Times Founder Tom Forcade Dies By Suicide
Oct. 26, 1989 - Black Thursday: Launch of Operation Green Merchant
October 8, 1937 - First-Ever Federal Marijuana Convictions in the US
October 3, 1973 - US Senate Report on The Brotherhood of Eternal Love is Released
Sept. 26, 2007 - Tainted Edibles Company Raided by DEA
Sept. 15, 1978 - Cheech & Chong's "Up in Smoke" is Released
Sept. 3-4, 2001 - Rainbow Farm Owner Tom "Boss" Crosslin & Partner Rollie Rohm Killed by FBI
August 28, 1964 - Bob Dylan Gets the Beatles Stoned for the First Time
August 25, 1992 - "Brownie Mary Day" is Officially Established in San Francisco
August 5, 1972 - The Brotherhood of Eternal Love is Raided by the BNDD
July 1, 1973 - The Drug Enforcement Administration is Established
June 17, 1971 - President Nixon Declares War on Drugs
May 6, 1983 - Cheech & Chong's "Still Smokin" is Released
May 1, 1971 - Controlled Substances Act Goes Into Effect
April 1, 1964 - Article Announcing the Discovery of THC First Published
March 31, 1949 - Actor Robert Mitchum Released from Jail After Serving Sentence for Pot Possession
March 25, 1976 - David Bowie Arraigned for Possession Charge
Feb. 24, 2003 - Operation Pipe Dreams is Launched
Jan. 21, 1970 - Timothy Leary Sentenced to 10 Years for Two Roaches
Jan. 14, 1981 - Brownie Mary's Home is Raided