Regulated Cannabis Comes To Michigan As Of Yesterday.. Poet, Activist & Former MC5 Manager First To Purchase Legal Cannabis

ABC News reports…..

At the age of 28, John Sinclair was arrested in 1969 for possessing two marijuana joints and sent to prison for nearly three years. On Sunday, the now 78-year-old poet and activist became the first person in Michigan to legally purchase recreational cannabis.

“It went swiftly. I got some weed over the counter,” Sinclair told ABC News when reached by phone. “It’s about time. I’ve been waiting for this for 50 years.”

THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING !

Sinclair With His Purchase Of Legal Cannabis The First Buyer in Michigan

 

Sinclair many moons ago…

About a year after Michigan residents voted to allow the sale of recreational pot, hundreds of people lined up outside six dispensaries in the state to purchase weed for the first time without having to have a doctor’s prescription.

Michigan became the ninth state in the nation, along with Washington, D.C., to allow people 21 and over to purchase recreational marijuana over the counter. In Vermont, weed is legal to possess, but not to sell.

“It’s a good idea,” Sinclair told ABC News.

 

John Lennon and Yoko Ono famously held a freedom rally in December 1971 pushing for Sinclair’s release. Bob Seger and Stevie Wonder also performed at the concert and Jerry Rubin and Allen Ginsburg were among those who voiced support for the Flint native at the rally. Sinclair, who once managed seminal rock band MC5, was released soon after the event despite his 10-year sentence.

For the historic transaction, Sinclair purchased 10 joints prerolled with a strain of cannabis dubbed “Gorilla Glue No. 4.”

Asked if he noticed any difference between smoking a perfectly legal spliff compared to the old illegal kind, Sinclair said no.

“It’s smoking a joint,” said Sinclair, who celebrated by lighting up while attending a poetry reading.

Sinclair made the purchase at 9:49 a.m. at Arbors Wellness, a dispensary in Ann Arbor.

Four of the six dispensaries licensed to sell recreational weed are in Ann Arbor. But according to the state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency, another 30 locations throughout the state are awaiting approval to sell recreational cannabis

Read More:  https://abcnews.go.com/US/poet-busted-pot-1969-makes-1st-purchase-legal/story?id=67422928

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