Friday, August 16, 2019

So Long, Peter. Ride Easy.

›
Peter Fonda, who taught Jack Nicholson how to smoke pot ( and smoked it himself ) onscreen in Easy Rider ,  has passed away at the age of...
Sunday, July 14, 2019

Rip Torn and His Hashish Connection

›
This week we lost Rip Torn, the versatile actor who during his career played three roles in "Sweet Bird of Youth," including...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Women's Visionary Congress 2019

›
After a three-year hiatus, the Women's Visionary Congress held a gathering in Oakland, CA over the weekend, hostessing 23 activists, re...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Pleasure, Poison, Prescription, Prayer: The Worlds of Mind-Altering Substances Exhibit in Berkeley

›
I stopped to see the Pleasure, Poison, Prescription, Prayer: The Worlds of Mind-Altering Substances exhibit at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museu...
Saturday, June 1, 2019

Marilyn Monroe and Marijuana

›
Monroe in the green dress she wore in   River of No Return, which   sold for $500K  at auction in 2011.  It's no surprise that modern sc...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Turn 50

›
Alice (Dyan Cannon) & Ted (Elliott Gould) & Bob (Robert Culp) & Carol (Natalie Wood) have a pot party.  This year marks the...
Friday, May 24, 2019

When Margot Fonteyn Got Caught at a Pot Party in San Francisco

›
Fonteyn and Nureyev dance in 1967, the year they were arrested for pot. British Ballerina Margot Fonteyn was 42 years old in 1961 when 2...