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From the Archives: New York, Mon Amour (1979)

By Victor Bockris 1) At London’s Gatwick Airport, I went straight to the cafeteria, stationed myself at a deserted corner table, put an opium pellet on my tongue and washed…

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From the Archives: Light Through the Eyes of Cannabis (2011)

We all know how important light is to the production of cannabis. In order to optimize the photosynthetic activity of cannabis plants, one must uderstand how the plant captures and…

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From the Archives: ATTICA! ATTICA! (1991)

By William M. Kuntier September 13 marked the 20th anniversary of authorities recapturing the D Yard of the Attica Correctional Institution, a high-security prison in upstate New York. A military…

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From the Archives: Tropical CBD Smoothie (2021)

Green smoothies are a great way to enjoy a vibrant, energizing drink while increasing your intake of health-promoting vegetables and fruits. Add that in and you’re up a few notches…

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From the Archives: Captain Kurt Spaces Out (1985)

Craig Silver Richard Brautigan committed suicide. Joseph Heller has become cliche. Thomas Pynchon no longer wrote. But Vonnegut continues. hi ho. More precisely: hello HoBecause Vonnegut remains a major standard-bearer…

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From the Archives: A Christmas Story (2000)

Last year, I appeared as Skid Row Santa at the Christmas show finale in Eugene, Oregon. Complete with a rubber nose, a plastic bag full of beer cans, and a…

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From the Archives: 9 Tons of Pot (1974)

Rod de Remer Regular newspaper readers will remember last year’s spectacular rupture of a barge laden with 9-ton pots. This was the first in a series of setbacks for the…

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From the Archives: The Steps to Legalization (1989)

Ed Rosenthal For a long time, activists have waited normal Start the political legalization movement. Years ago, California NORML had a functional organization. However, it is now in the hands…

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From the Archives: Hash in the U.S.S.R. (1974)

It was the CIA who sent me to Russia. I didn’t plan it that way. But after three years of his studies of the Russian language and culture at the…

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