Cannabis and popular culture
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Reefer Madness
being a sick but successful anti-pot propaganda campaign |
1914-37 |
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Dance Of The Vipers
up in Harlem, Satchmo & Mezz were too high to care |
1937 |
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Staggerlee: No Sell Out
players dressed for success like Malcolm X |
1937-43 |
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Harry Hates Jazz
Anslinger was out to skin those hep cats' hides |
1943-48 |
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Bob's Your Uncle
Mitchum, not Hope, that is |
1949 |
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Absolute Beginners
real ale versus jazz Woodbines: no contest | 1950s |
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Lenny Bruce Is Not Afraid
just 'cause you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you |
1925-66 |
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A Great Friend Of Us All
the 1960s started the day Dylan turned the Beatles on | 1964 |
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The Summer Of Love
how did it feel to be one of the beautiful people? |
1967 |
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Luv And Haight
be sure to wear flares and flowers in your hair | 1969 |
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Let Jimi Take Over move over, Rover |
1966-70 |
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Solid Stone
everything I like is nice, that's why I try to have it twice |
early'70s |
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The Godfather of Afro Beat
Fela Kuti paid the full price for his expensive shit |
1938-95 |
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Easy Skanking
it's the healing of the nations, gives good meditation |
1970s |
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Roll Another Number
it's too dark to point the keys in my ignition |
1973 |
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White Punks on Dope
i don't work, i just speed |
1976 |
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Smokin' With The Bears
bring what you expect to find | late'70s |
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Here Comes The Crack
if you get addicted it ain't nobody else's fault |
1980s |
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Under Heavy Manners
lick up the chalice with me brethren, once more... |
1980s |
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Just Say Now
hemp is hope, not dope, and the law is a joke, jack |
late'80s |
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Rave New World
anyone got any Veras? |
1988 |
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Being Blunted
when a believer gets the fever for the flavour of the cheeba |
1993 |
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Skin Up! Skin Up! Skin Up!
everyone's at it |
1995 |
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No Way, Sis
mad, not mad for it |
1997 |
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DISCLAIMER: Smoking pot probably won't make you any smarter, funnier, or a better musician, although it may seem that way at the time. The artists discussed on these pages used cannabis to enhance their creativity, but they were all talented individuals BEFORE they got high. Russell Cronin curator |
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