RAINBOW FARM REMEMBERED
22 years ago, two gay cannabis activists were killed by police on their Michigan farm after a 5-day siege known as "The Waco of Weed."
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Editorial contributions from prominent voices in the cannabis community on various topics related to cannabis history.
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Bobby Black
- Apr 10
- 13 min
THE ORIGIN OF 420
How a secret code for weed created by a group of high schoolers evolved into a worldwide phenomenon.
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Bobby Black
- Jan 1
- 7 min
THE CHEMISTRY OF CANNABINOIDS
Examining the discovery of cannabinoids and the “Father of Cannabis Research,” Israeli chemist Dr. Raphael Mechoulam.
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Bobby Black
- Nov 18, 2022
- 14 min
THE GURU OF GANJA
A profile of eccentric cannabis cultivator, activist, and educator Ed Rosenthal.
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Bobby Black
- Jul 9, 2022
- 11 min
HAIL TO THE QUEEN
A profile of Dutch entrepreneur, inventor, adventurer, and cannabis icon Mila Jansen—aka the Hash Queen.
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Bobby Black
- Jan 6, 2022
- 7 min
THE APOTHECARY AGE
Detailing medical marijuana’s entrance into, and subsequent exile from, modern medicine.
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Bobby Black
- Aug 25, 2021
- 19 min
RADICAL LAW
A look back at the life and career of the late, great counterculture attorney turned High Times owner Michael Kennedy.
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Bobby Black
- Jul 10, 2021
- 13 min
HASHISTORY - PART 1: FROM PERSIA TO PARIS
When it comes to the history of hashish, the facts are as fascinating as the folklore.
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Bobby Black
- May 23, 2021
- 11 min
AMSTERDAM'S CANNABIS REVOLUTION - PART 1: POT PROVOCATEURS
How a handful of activists and entrepreneurs transformed the Venice of the North into the cannabis capital of the world.
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Bobby Black
- Apr 14, 2021
- 17 min
YIPPIE HIGH-YAY!
A brief history of the radical leftist group the Yippies (Youth International Party) and one of their founding members/leaders Dana Beal.
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Bobby Black
- Feb 24, 2021
- 10 min
AMERICAN PIPE DREAMS
Jerome Baker Designs was the largest bong producer in the world…that is, until Operation Pipe Dreams caused the company to go up in smoke.
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Bobby Black
- Dec 27, 2020
- 9 min
REVERENCE FOR THE REVEREND
OG Eddy Lepp is a medical marijuana pioneer and P.O.W. whose courage and compassion have cemented his place in cannabis history.
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Bobby Black
- Oct 30, 2020
- 17 min
HASHISH, HAWAII & THE HIPPIE MAFIA
The life and crimes of Travis Ashbrook—notorious hash smuggler & founding member of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.
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Bobby Black
- Aug 31, 2020
- 6 min
THE HISTORY OF HASH BASH
The origins of Ann Arbor's annual reefer rally.
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Bobby Black
- Jul 31, 2020
- 9 min
HOMAGE TO THE DOCTOR
How Dr. Lester Grinspoon became the intellectual leader of the cannabis legalization movement.
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Bobby Black
- Jun 30, 2020
- 8 min
CANNABIS AMERICANA
Penning a portrait of the high priest of underground cannabis art, Pat Ryan.
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Bobby Black
- May 22, 2020
- 7 min
BACK TO NORML
A brief look at the man behind America’s foremost cannabis advocacy group and its 50-year fight for your right to party.
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Bobby Black
- Apr 23, 2020
- 6 min
ASSASSINS OF TRUTH
Profiling a publication with a prominent piece of prohibitionist propaganda.
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Bobby Black
- Nov 20, 2019
- 6 min
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Behind the scenes at the birth of a new cannabis culture museum.
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