HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

It was on this day in 2003 that the Dept. of Justice launched Operation Pipe Dreams—raiding and arresting hundreds of pipe & bong makers.

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.

It was on this day in 1970 that acid guru Timothy Leary was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of just two roaches.

It was on this day in 1981 that the home of Mary Jane Rathbun—a.k.a. Brownie Mary—was raided by the San Francisco police.

This Day in Cannabis History: Jan. 3, 1966 — The Psychedelic Shop Opens on Haight St.

OG Eddy Lepp is a medical marijuana pioneer and P.O.W. whose courage and compassion have cemented his place in cannabis history.

This Day in Cannabis History: Dec. 13, 1964 — The UN's Single Convention on Narcotics goes Into Effect

This Day in Cannabis History: Dec. 10, 1971 — The "Free John Sinclair Rally" is held in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Legendary counterculture artist Pat Ryan needs our help.