HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

It was on this day in 1973 that the Drug Enforcement Administration was officially established.

It was 50 years ago today that President Richard Nixon first announced the War on Drugs.

How a handful of activists and entrepreneurs transformed the Venice of the North into the cannabis capital of the world.

It was on this day in 1983 that Cheech & Chong's fifth film "Still Smokin" was released.

It was exactly 50 years ago today that the Controlled Substances Act went into effect.

A brief history of the radical leftist group the Yippies (Youth International Party) and one of their founding members/leaders Dana Beal.

It was on this day in 1964 that the article announcing the discovery of THC was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

It was on this day in 1949 that actor Robert Mitchum was released from jail after having served a 60-day sentence for marijuana possession.

It was on this day in 1976 that rock star David Bowie was arraigned for possession of nearly have a pound of marijuana.