The Week, “Sex, drugs, and the Summer of Love”
byIn Haight-Ashbury, there were groups such as the Family Dog, who lived communally and did much to popularize the fashion for long hair and…
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Green Rush Daily, “Brownie Mary: The Cannabis Activist That Started It All”
byThey say her favorite way to toke was with a joint, alone in her apartment, and naked. She once appeared in court wearing a…
Vice, “Taking Acid for the First Time? Read This Vintage Guide”
byThe manual was written by Lisa Bieberman, a woman whom Timothy Leary once described as the “wandering guerilla nun of the psychedelic underground,” and…
The New York Times, “David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74”
byMr. Peel, an anarchist and marijuana evangelist, began performing in Washington Square Park in the late 1960s. He was equipped with three guitar chords,…
Vice, “Love, Bums, and Drum Circles: Postcards from a Modern-Day Hippie Paradise”
byThe Rainbow Family is an anarchist, utopian, new age community that comes together during Rainbow Gatherings. The emphasis during those gatherings is on freedom…
Wired, “Three Reasons the Silk Road Trial Matters,” January 9, 2015
byThree Reasons the Silk Road Trial Matters by Andy Greenberg, Wired, January 9, 2015 The Silk Road anonymous drug market he’s accused of creating…