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The forbidden cannabis plant became a symbol of the counterculture movement of the 1960s and beyond.

The relaxed, tolerant and sometimes energetic mood obtained from cannabis went well with the desire for social change.

Nullis Pretii, pot-centric counterculture poster made in Canada, 1960s/70s

A symbol of revolution

After Bob Dylan smoked a joint with the Beatles in 1964, there was no stopping it. Marijuana became the symbol of the revolutionary sixties, not just in America but in Western Europe too.

The relaxed, tolerant and sometimes energetic mood obtained from cannabis went well with the desire for social change. The ideal of a world full of peace, love and happiness had found its perfect drug. From the 1960s, cannabis became part of a global culture, celebrating its own heroes, myths, social conventions and rituals, language and expressions, games and social events.

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Cheech & Chong

Cheech: “Hey, what’s in this shit, man?” Chong: “Mostly Maui Wowie, man. But it’s got some Labrador in it.” Cheech: “What’s Labrador?” Chong: “It’s dog shit.” Cheech: “What?” Chong: “Yeah, my dog ate my stash, man. Had it on the table, and the little motherfucker ate it, man. So I had to follow him around […]

Popeye’s Spinach

Everyone knows the cartoon hero Popeye, who always lands in difficulties and just as he threatens to lose from the bearded sea-dog Bluto, eats a tin of spinach. He then becomes super strong and defeats every opponent. But do Popeye and Olive really obtain the green stuff at the greengrocers? Slang for cannabis When Popeye […]