Activist and poet John Sinclair among first to purchase legal recreational marijuana in Michigan

[Siwsan]

50 years after his historic arrest

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Marijuana activist and poet John Sinclair, although older now at 78, is no less the rebel he was in 1969.

“I knew they were going to be after me, but you can’t let them determine your life,” he said of his 1971 release from prison for possession of two joints.

About 9:49 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at Arbors Wellness in Ann Arbor with a happy line of hundreds wrapped around the block, Sinclair made what was likely the first-ever licensed recreational retail marijuana sale in Michigan.

He paid $160.35 cash and grinned as he clutched a handful of pre-rolled joints with names like Gorilla Glue no. 9 and Forbidden Jelly.



https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/12/activist-and-poet-john-sinclair-among-first-to-purchase-legal-recreational-marijuana-in-michigan-50-years-after-his-historic-arrest.html

[cilla4progress]

1. Super!

Welcome to the fold, MI!

[Siwsan]

2. Sooooo glad to be there, too!

I'm really looking forward to getting some THC gummies. There are 2 'pre qualified' dispensaries in my area but I'm waiting for the initial purchasing rush to end. Hopefully the place, right down the road, will get their licensing in order, soon.

[Baked Potato]

3. Good for him!

I’m glad he lived to experience this!

[Siwsan]

5. Reading that article really brought a smile to my face

I was in high school and can remember the arrest, so clearly.

[Baked Potato]

6. I had a close friend in HS in early 70s

Who also got busted for a couple joints. He was a Senior, top grades. A sweet young lady probationer kept him out of jail. He was lucky.

[PubliusEnigma]

4. Not arrested for breathing Air!

[3Hotdogs]

7. $160 for a coupl'a joints.

Why I remember, when I was a 'ute, you could get an oz. for $25.00

[Siwsan]

8. Yea, I'll be cutting those edibles into rationed portions, that's for sure

I've got a 'green thumb' so I might end up growing some of my own plants. We can have up to 12, under the new law. If I can figure out how to infuse some oil, I can make my own edibles.

[Quemado]

9. I remember paying $10 for an ounce back in 1975.

But, a bag could contain a lot of sticks and seeds. And, the weed back then wasn't as high in THC as it is now.

[safeinOhio]

10. If you get a chance, see the movie 10 for 2.

Yoko owns the rights to it and not shown much. I got to see it and John in 1991 at the State in AA. When Ann Arbor passed the five dollar fine for simple possession, I thought that would be the best we'd ever see.